Is Ashcroft marytring himself for the Neo-Con cause?

[Homer12]

To take pressure off of Buscho and Condi Sleeza, and the rest.

[asthmaticeog]

1. He may be

but I wouldn't say it was for the "neo-con cause," per se. Johhny-boy is as paleo- as they come.

[dammit905]

2. Can't be on purpose

How many people in this administration can be martyred before there's no one left? The whole administration is full of shit, and it's becoming crystal clear to the American public.

[Prodemsouth]

3. Yep, they will resurrect him like Ollie North, Ed Messe, etc. Big bucks

bashing gays and talking family values on the talk radio and church circuit.

[Bluzmann57]

5. hopefully you're right

And the people of America will get these so and so's out. Gotta tell ya, it's real difficult to keep from swearing at this jackass. Asscroft I mean.

[IrateCitizen]

4. No, because Ashcroft isn't a neocon

He's a theocratic zealot -- a group that the neocons have formed an alliance with, but still vastly different from them.

[belle]

7. Right. Short term, the neocons may hang them out to dry. Longterm...

I worry about the theocratic zealots more than the neocons. The neocons are cynical and know they're acting for themselves; the theocrats have convinced themselves they're acting for God. There will be no reasoning with them, and they're *very* driven.

[izzie]

6. I do not like what he is saying. I think it is the first time he has heard

of all this. I think he was busy doing other things like flying around talking to other 'important people's tend to believe the guy that said Ashcroft said 'do not bring that up another time"