oppose nomination of John Ashcroft

[Jim Burnes]

On Thursday 18 January 2001 23:00, Reese wrote:
> At 11:56 AM 1/18/01 -0600, Jim Burnes wrote:
>  >On Thursday 18 January 2001 10:15, Declan McCullagh wrote:
>  >> Quite right. Ashcroft is objectionable, as is any candidate George W.
>  >> would propose, but he is arguably less objectionable than Reno.
>  >>
>  >> Here's what he said yesterday about Microsoft:
>  >> http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,41264,00.html
>  >
>  >To all the people who find Ashcroft objectionable, let me concur
>  >with Declan that there is no one they will not find objectionable.
>  >In my opinion, anyone that doesn't burn little children in their
>  >churches is at least an order of magnitude better than Janet
>  >Reno.
>
> Reno burned little kids in their church, because of the FIREARMS held
> or believed to be held somewhere on or around the compound.
>
> You might want to reappraise.

I've appraised the Waco scenario more than most.  You might want to 
do a little digging before you trumpet the statist line.  I don't
know if you're a US citizen Reese, but owning firearms in Texas is
not a reason to burn and gas people alive.  Go get informed.

>
>  >I'd also like to point out that anything he says in the confirmation
>  >hearings is likely to be whatever he thinks the questioner wants to
>  >hear.
>
> Agree, but -
>
>  >He will whisper sweet nothings into Dianne Feinstein's ear about his
>  >new plans for the fascist state if he thinks it will turn Feinswein's
>  >vote.
>  >
>  >Do you really think Feinswein will vote for him?
>
> - asskrack is on record about firearms, elsewhere.  If firearms are as
> large an issue to her as they are to others, probably.

Unlikely.  My guess is that his so-called record, while not stellar A+
NRA material, is certainly a lot better than most.  He is almost certainly
telling Feinswein exactly what she wants to hear.  His most egregious 
downfall is his position on the drug war.  This is the most critical of
all positions and the one that the media is curiously un-interested in.

-- 
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himself. Can he, then, be trusted with the government of others? Or have we
found angels in the forms of kings to govern him? Let history answer this
question.	-- Thomas Jefferson, 1st Inaugural