2004 Presidential Transition
The Rocky Mountain News editorial staff would like some clarification on Alberto Gonzales' role in the treatment of prisoners during the war on terror [January 5, 2004, "Gonzales nomination deserves scrutiny"]. Gonzales is President Bush's nomimee for
Attorney General. They write, "A president should have broad latitude and the benefit of the doubt in filling Cabinet posts and, that said, Alberto Gonzales very likely will be confirmed as the next attorney general of the United State. He has the credentials - White House counsel, Texas Supreme Court justice - and, importantly, George Bush's trust and confidence. And he is the kind of success story that the nation loves - child of impoverished Mexican immigrants who went on to Harvard law school. But whether he should be confirmed by the Senate is another matter. It depends on his answers to questions that will surely be put to him by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which starts hearings this week, on the most significant issue involving his nomination: his attitude toward the treatment of prisoners in the war on terror."
TalkLeft has been covering the story for months now.
Andrew Sullivan: "I know no one is ever responsible in the Bush administration for any mistakes, and I still think Bush should get the benefit of the doubt in picking his cabinet. But that doesn't mean these hearings shouldn't be used to highlight what is still going on. I have a feeling Gonzales may face a much tougher time than we now expect."
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