Reply #23: I hope those questions do get asked. [View All]

[JohnnyCougar]

I think the Dems should bring them up, and make it public record that they are skeptical of him. They could say something like "We do not want to be obstructionists, but we will be watching AG Gonzalez like a hawk. We have concerns about his views on the treatment of war prisioners, but we trust him to uphold the Constitutional standards he will swear to protect." Plus, having him in the AG spot, if anything breaks about Plame, Enron, Halliburton, or the prision scandals, it will leave more responsibility at the White House's door, as Bush appointed this guy that defended torture.

I think the Deomcrats' best move will be to break one of these scandals. Rove can't cover up fot them forever. And the more connections Bush appointees have to these scandals, the easier it will be to put the blame on the White House where it belongs. I know that's kind of backwards logic, but we're not going to get Bush to appoint anyone we like, so we might as well let one in that the Religious Right is unhappy with, and one with political baggage.