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these rights, disallowing any attempt by the government to deny its citizens these inherent rights. br> -- Kathleen /p>

The reason that the AG came off as not very agile in his commentary is that, quite simply, he's not. His appointment as attorney general was to punch the Hispanic ticket in the Cabinet, and to pay off loyal service to the President.

Let's not worry about the qualifications of any of our Cabinet. The overall perception is much more important. The Bush administration made, and continues to make, mistakes in Cabinet appointment decisions. Norman Mineta and Colin Powell are two others that immediately come to mind. At least our current AG is trying to be the best he can.

p>Politics, again, make it difficult for us to keep our Republic, given by the Founding Fathers. br> -- R. Goodson br> Vero Beach, Florida /p>

In my recent memory, John Ashcroft was the only Attorney General who had the brains and internal fortitude for the office he held. Alberto Gonzales, is one of those super-cautious, not too bright men who populate our government. He got there as a Friend of Bush and by never making a controversial decision of any kind. Pretty face, not much else.

p>Who can ever forget during the 9/11 Commission Hearings, John Ashcroft hauling out Jamie Gorelick's memo directing the construction of a wall between FBI and CIA? The look on her face as General Ashcroft read her own words to her was priceless. I miss that man -- our government needs many more like him! br> -- Judy Beumler

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