Wednesday, June 16, 2004

Yesterday, the best columnist in America, Paul Krugman, wrote this regarding AG Ashcroft:

No question: John Ashcroft is the worst attorney general in history.

While this statement may at first appear to be bold and audacious, it's actually not. Krugman is just telling us a fact, plain and simple. Read his column as he lists several examples backing up his assertion.

After that, read Sen. Patrick Leahy's blistering June 8th opening statement before Ashcroft. He states, "Even those of us who have served through several presidents cannot recall a worse performance record when it comes to responsiveness." And, "We often learn more about what's really happening in the Justice Department in the press than we do from you." I strongly encourage a word-for-word reading of Leahy's stinging commentary -- he's absolutely on-target and it's long-overdue criticism.

In a sense, Ashcroft is the perfect AG for this administration, not just in temperament and ideology but in his complete lack of competence for the job.

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