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Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on :

Attorney General John Ashcroft is resigning.

quote:
Ashcroft, Evans Resign From Bush Cabinet

By TERENCE HUNT, AP White House Correspondent

WASHINGTON - Attorney General John Ashcroft (news - web sites), a favorite of conservatives, and Commerce Secretary Don Evans, one of President Bush (news - web sites)'s closest friends, resigned Tuesday, the first members of the Cabinet to leave as Bush heads from re-election into his second term.

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Mrs. Jay�s comment: 'It's about time.'

Posted by Veers (Member # 661) on :

But if the leader changes...will the policies stay the same?

Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

"The objective of securing the safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved."

I'm glad that's taken care of.

Posted by Futurama Guy (Member # 968) on :

Nothing beats going to the UK to find the latest news on the US...

Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

Uh, the Guardian was simply the first return from Google News that did not require some dopey registration scheme.

Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :

Yeeeeah!

Now we just need someone with even a vague respect for constutional rights and civil liberties to step in...

And Tom Ridge needs to go as well.
Desperately.

Posted by Futurama Guy (Member # 968) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Sol System:
Uh, the Guardian was simply the first return from Google News that did not require some dopey registration scheme.

oh gosh! i forgot the " [Wink]

Posted by B.J. (Member # 858) on :

From the topic name, you make it sound as if this was unusual. However, it is quite common for cabinet members to change from one Presidential term to the next. (Apparently, the work is quite stressful. [Smile]

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B.J.

Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :

The level of butt snorkeling in that letter is tremendous. Does working for the president really turn one into a eunuch?

Isn't it actually customary for all the cabinet members to resign at the end of the term giving the president the option to reappoint them or not without having to fire them? But then, most of my knowledge of the internal workings of the White House comes from watching "The West Wing".

Posted by Doctor Jonas (Member # 481) on :

How cool. Now Ashcroft has been replaced by...

Alberto Gonz�les, manito!

Originally a Mexican, Justice from Texas, and now chief of the DoJ. Needless to say, he's from W's inner circle.

Posted by Futurama Guy (Member # 968) on :

Whatever keeps the minorities from bitchin, I guess.

Posted by David Sands (Member # 132) on :

Here�s the word from someone much more knowledgeable about how these appointments work than I am. Very interesting.

Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

"Originally a Mexican, Justice from Texas, and now chief of the DoJ. Needless to say, he's from W's inner circle."

Not to mention that his old law firm represented Enron, which gave him money for his Texas Supreme Court re-election.