And this guy's going to be AG?!

[BurtWorm]

He can't even vet a cabinet appointment competently!

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/15/politics/15home.html?hp&ex=1103173200&en=e51a2bc62c61bde1&ei=5094&partner=homepage

Despite hours of confrontational interviews by the White House counsel, Alberto R. Gonzales, the Bush administration failed to get a full picture of the legal and ethical problems of Bernard B. Kerik, its nominee for homeland security secretary, a government official said on Tuesday.

In addition, the White House did not consult with the one person in the West Wing who knew the most about Mr. Kerik's background, Frances Townsend, because Ms. Townsend, President Bush's adviser on homeland security and a former federal prosecutor in New York, was under consideration for the position herself, said the official, who would speak only on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue.

[rkc3]

1. Murrica's safer when we can torture our enemies.

If only gonzales had tortured Kerik, we'd have known sooner.

[mr_hat]

2. You'd never break Bernie. Never!

[BurtWorm]

3. Why didn't he think of that?

I'll bet plucking out one mustache hair at a time would have had him talking pretty fast! :toast:

[Hand]

5. That, or...

...plucking out one nose hair at a time. Har!

:evilgrin:

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

4. Yes. Burning bamboo splints under the fingernails.

All tastefully embossed with the presidential seal.

[Bucky]

6. Actually, Frances Townsend would be a much better choice

She's smart, nonpartisan, inclusive, and well spoken. I also suspect she's much less likely to roll over for the partisan BS that Rove's office is gonna throw at the HS Department. Not a chance in hell, of course, of this happening. She's a Clinton holdover and they've got to be on the lookout for any future Dick Clarkes.

[rkc3]

7. She's smart, nonpartisan, inclusive, and well spoken.

These are qualities that will put you on the outs with the bushites. The only qualities required are loyalty and the ability to say yes to every question.

[Sara Beverley]

8. Wooing the Hispanic vote. Gonzales is not qualified for AG. Period

This vetting process prove it.

[Cuban_Liberal]

9. He's as qualified as anyone of the other RW nuts Bush knows.

We're not gonna get anyone who's not a Bush cheerleader, so that makes Gonzales as qualified as anyone Bush is even going to consider nominating.

:shrug: