When I first heard that a hispanic man would be nominated to fill the role of Attorney General I was pleasantly surprised. Then, thanks to the wonders of the press, I was able to do some research about him. After researching him, the first thing that comes to mind is Haliburton!
Gonzales was a partner with a Houston law firm that had Haliburton as a client, and was also involved in suspicious dealings with Enron. He then, while a justice on the Texas Supreme Court, received a three thousand dollar bribe from Haliburton and refused to recuse himself from a controversial 2.6 million dollar case involving Haliburton. The Texas Supreme Court refused to hear the case, and Haliburton didn't have to pay the millions of dollars in damages.
So, the miraculous Alberto Gonzales, in the height of the controversy surrounding the cash-gift from Haliburton, continues his rise to prominence by joining G.W.'s White House staff as the Whie House counsel. There he fought like the devil to conceal the identities of the people on Cheney's secret energy task force.
So this guy's a real winner, eh? An ideal right-winger who puts the interests of the wealthy ahead of the common good. And let's not forget that he authorized the torture of the prisoners in Guantanomo and subverted the Geneva Convention. If this crook gets the nod from the senate, then it will truly be a dark day for America.
UPDATE: I challenge ya'll to provide me with some major accomplishments this fellow has made, that is besides maneuvering George Bush out of jury duty in '96. That's a pretty slick maneuever, maybe he will use his legal skills as the AG. Hoepefully, he won't get the chance.
(Sources:
Nathan Newman, CommonDreams, 18 December 2000
David Lazarus, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 February 2002
David Johnston, James Risen, New York Times, 27 June 2004)