4. Alberto Gonzales Confirmed as Attorney General
What kind of judges will President Bush nominate? His choice for Attorney General to replace Herr Ashcroft is a good indicator (see #5 at http://bushscorecard.blogspot.com ).
Gonzales is not only pro-abortion, he cast the deciding vote denying parental consent when their minor daughters kill their babies. He supports the torture and abuse of prisoners, which in the post 9-11 era could apply to political prisoners. He is also an advocate of illegal alien benefits. He further supports the banning of constitutionally protected semi-automatic arms.
But what got Alberto the job was when as Bush’s general counsel in 1996, Gonzo got the then Texas Governor out of jury duty which kept him from having to disclose his 1976 arrest for drunk driving.
If this is an example of the conservative judges Bush wants to put on the Supreme Court, we are in trouble. And if this is the kind of "extremist" conservative that Arlen Specter would nix, we're in bigger trouble.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/bw-cong/2005/feb/03/020302103.html
(2-3-05)
Senate OKs Gonzales As Attorney General
By JESSE J. HOLLAND
ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) - Alberto Gonzales won Senate confirmation Thursday as attorney general despite Democratic accusations that he helped formulate White House policies that led to overseas prisoner abuse and was too beholden to President Bush to be the nation's top law enforcement official.
The Senate voted 60-36 to put the first Hispanic ever into the job, with all of the "no" votes coming from Democrats.
Gonzales will replace John Ashcroft, who four years ago won confirmation by an even smaller margin, 58-42.
Democrats praised Gonzales as well, but many said they couldn't look past his participation in administration policies they said had led to abuses that occurred in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. They also complained that he refused to answer their questions on how those policies were created inside the White House.
But some Democrats turned against him after he sidestepped questions on what advice he gave Bush and other administration officials on the interrogation methods that could be used on suspected terrorists or witnesses.
"He was so circumspect in his answers, so allied with the president's position on every single issue, " said Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y.
TG: He was allied with the president on every single issue? That tells us a lot about where the president stands.
Gonzales is not only pro-abortion, he cast the deciding vote denying parental consent when their minor daughters kill their babies. He supports the torture and abuse of prisoners, which in the post 9-11 era could apply to political prisoners. He is also an advocate of illegal alien benefits. He further supports the banning of constitutionally protected semi-automatic arms.
But what got Alberto the job was when as Bush’s general counsel in 1996, Gonzo got the then Texas Governor out of jury duty which kept him from having to disclose his 1976 arrest for drunk driving.
If this is an example of the conservative judges Bush wants to put on the Supreme Court, we are in trouble. And if this is the kind of "extremist" conservative that Arlen Specter would nix, we're in bigger trouble.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/bw-cong/2005/feb/03/020302103.html
(2-3-05)
Senate OKs Gonzales As Attorney General
By JESSE J. HOLLAND
ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) - Alberto Gonzales won Senate confirmation Thursday as attorney general despite Democratic accusations that he helped formulate White House policies that led to overseas prisoner abuse and was too beholden to President Bush to be the nation's top law enforcement official.
The Senate voted 60-36 to put the first Hispanic ever into the job, with all of the "no" votes coming from Democrats.
Gonzales will replace John Ashcroft, who four years ago won confirmation by an even smaller margin, 58-42.
Democrats praised Gonzales as well, but many said they couldn't look past his participation in administration policies they said had led to abuses that occurred in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. They also complained that he refused to answer their questions on how those policies were created inside the White House.
But some Democrats turned against him after he sidestepped questions on what advice he gave Bush and other administration officials on the interrogation methods that could be used on suspected terrorists or witnesses.
"He was so circumspect in his answers, so allied with the president's position on every single issue, " said Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y.
TG: He was allied with the president on every single issue? That tells us a lot about where the president stands.
posted by T.G. at 3:51 PM
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