Reply #71: Good point.

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OT, but fascinating on the theme of Bush Administration Incompetence, check this out: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/25/AR2006072501308.html?sub=AR

Ashcroft Nostalgia

By Ruth Marcus
Wednesday, July 26, 2006; Page A17

Alberto Gonzales is achieving something remarkable, even miraculous, as attorney general: He is making John Ashcroft look good.

I was no fan of President Bush's first attorney general, who may be best remembered for holding prayer breakfasts with department brass, hiding the bare-breasted statue in the Great Hall of Justice behind an $8,000 set of drapes, and warning darkly that those who differed with administration policy were giving aid to terrorists.

But as I watched Gonzales testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, it struck me: In terms of competence (the skill with which he handles the job) and character (willingness to stand up to the president), Gonzales is enough to make you yearn for the good old Ashcroft days...