Ex-attorney general Ashcroft turns into a lobbyist

[PhilipShore]

International Herald Tribune
Ex-attorney general turns into a lobbyist
March 17, 2006

http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/03/16/news/ashcroft.php

WASHINGTON As U.S. attorney general, John Ashcroft came across as a model of moral rectitude, both to the conservatives who embraced his values and to detractors who saw him as a stiff- necked moralist.

So in the era of the Jack Abramoff scandal, it may seem an unusual career move that the 63-year-old Ashcroft has become a Washington lobbyist, a calling not normally held up as a paragon of virtue. But that disjunction has not stopped Ashcroft from setting up the Ashcroft Group and selling himself and his insider's knowledge of how Washington works.

[HereSince1628]

1. This story may be new, but the fact is weeks old.

[Generic Brad]

2. There Ought To Be A Law Against This

But if there were, the Bushies would openly break it anyway.

[habitual]

3. Unusual My Ass

You see, now this man has a BIG FAT STAIN on his resume. Where would you be looking for a job if your last one was with the most corrupt group of thugs in the country????

You think someone who lives to get loose from the mob is gonna work at taco bell??? (DON'T even go there -- i love Taco Bell)

[GoddessOfGuinness]

4. "a model of moral rectitude"

or rectaltude, if you prefer.

[mom cat]

5. Let the profits soar .... like they've never soared before.