And at the beginning of Shrub's reign, he sounded an absolute clarion, saying that nominees who were technically qualified COULD be opposed on the basis of IDEOLOGY. It was electrifying to hear that at that particular time. LEAHY has also rolled on GONZALEZ. The reality is that the GONZALEZ jerk can't be stopped, and, as many have posted in several threads, "We have to save our bullets for other fights". That said, we can still put up an intense questioning at the hearings so that the record on what we will be getting is absolutely clear.
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