Meet AG, The New Pick For AG

Praised be the lord, John Ashcroft is gone. But just who might we be dealing with now in his stead? Why, none other than Alberto Gonzales. Initially a lawyer representing Halliburton, Bush appointed Gonzales his legal counsel while serving as governor of Texas, where Gonzales helped execute roughly 150 inmates. Gonzales was later appointed to the Texas Supreme Court where he ruled in Halliburton's interest after receiving a $3000 bribe from them, sparking a row of controversy. Finally, he was appointed to White House legal counsel when Bush took office, and has since caused the greatest controversy by helping cover up war crimes, being responsible for the infamous "torture memo" which caused such a furor earlier this year.

But here's an interesting question, and perhaps gets to the root of this appointment. Gonzales testified on the White House's behalf regarding the Plame leak, which is still an open investigation. This begs the question — can the guy who represented those being investigated now be entrusted to continue in this task without prejudice? Mmmm, I think not. And considering one of them mothafuckas is guilty as sin, it only figures they're going to put their man on the inside to make sure nothing ever comes of it.

Nytche.

[Update] More on Gonzales' scumminess.