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2004-11-11 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Steve White 2004-11-11 12:24:54 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Well, Paul Krugman was once employed by Enron, and that hasn't stopped the New York Times and others from publishing his crap...

Posted by Desert Blondie 2004-11-11 8:13:42 AM|| 2004-11-11 8:13:42 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 He can still be nominated for the Supremes if he becomes AG. In fact, this is a politically astute move if he is top runner for Supremes. Get all the negatives, dhimmi nonsense, NOW, PETA, Greens, etc. ammo depleted for the AG and leave them with blanks for the Supreme nomination.

Posted by Jack is Back! 2004-11-11 8:57:07 AM|| 2004-11-11 8:57:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Lots of goodwill in the domestic and international Hispanic/Spanish communities as well. A very clever, nuanced move. Especially as the man in question is good enough to support the trust he's been given.

Posted by trailing wife 2004-11-11 11:24:10 AM|| 2004-11-11 11:24:10 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Dammit--how are we Republicans going to maintain the image of being rich, white, racist males if we keep putting blacks, Hispanics, and women in power? Oh, wait, I just remembered that's another Democrat lie to keep minorities blindly voting for their party. Never mind!

Posted by Dar 2004-11-11 12:21:34 PM|| 2004-11-11 12:21:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 It will be interesting to watch the left try to villify him without pissing off the Hispanic community in the process.

Posted by rjschwarz 2004-11-11 2:49:32 PM|| [http://politicaljunky.blogspot.com] 2004-11-11 2:49:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Gonzales is a defender of racial preferences, and no conservative.

Posted by someone 2004-11-11 3:07:14 PM|| 2004-11-11 3:07:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Ideology aside, I'm not sure he's such a good lawyer. Justice Scalia, among others, gave Gonzales's recommended approach to detainees a pretty thorough bitch-slapping in the recent SCOTUS decisions on Guantanamo. Whatever his political merits, Gonzales is not exactly SCOTUS material.

Posted by lex 2004-11-11 3:12:22 PM|| 2004-11-11 3:12:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Exactly what is your point lex?

Posted by Karl R 2004-11-11 4:15:27 PM|| 2004-11-11 4:15:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Karl R: "Exactly what is your point lex?"

He is saying that Gonzales isn't packing the gear to sit on the bench in SCOTUS.

Is that clarified enough for you?

-AR

Posted by Analog Roam 2004-11-11 5:38:51 PM|| 2004-11-11 5:38:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 I have my doubts for SCOTUS as well

Posted by Frank G 2004-11-11 5:57:05 PM|| 2004-11-11 5:57:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Hey Blondie .... I along with about 150,000 other good people were once employed by Enron .... have to find another reason to knock his crap.
And by the way ... it is crap.

Posted by leo88 2004-11-11 6:07:10 PM|| 2004-11-11 6:07:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 From what I've gleaned, Gonzales is considered a cipher on other fronts besides affirmative action; might be the next Souter for all I can tell.

Posted by Raj 2004-11-11 7:38:51 PM|| 2004-11-11 7:38:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 It'll be Estrada on the Supremes, but Gonzales can do plenty of harm as AG too.

Posted by someone 2004-11-11 11:27:54 PM|| 2004-11-11 11:27:54 PM|| Front Page Top

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