oppose nomination of John Ashcroft

Reese reeza at flex.com
Fri Jan 19 18:13:32 PST 2001


At 01:52 PM 1/19/01 -0600, Jim Burnes wrote:
 >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.

Then why were the troops laying siege to the compound, instead of
snatching koresh when he made one of his frequent trips into town?

And _you_ think _I've_ bought into a statist line.

 >>  >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.

Indeed.

Reese





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