The man who argued that the Geneva Conventions were "anachronistic" and didn't apply to prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, served as general counsel to the ethically and financially bankrupt energy trading company Enron, opened the door for the abuses at Abu Ghraib, served as a rubber stamp for executions in Texas, home of underpaid, incompetent defense counsel and a corrupt or incompetent crime lab, opined that treaties signed by the United States did not bind the state of Texas; and, as a justice on the Texas supreme court, accepted $2,000 from a party in a case he would help decide two months later; and helped arrange an eleventh-hour excuse from jury duty for then Governor Bush, has been nominated to serve as America's top law enforcement official.

Justice herself has declared her intention to reside within ironic quotes for the next four years.

President Bush nominated White House counsel Alberto Gonzales, who helped shape the administration's controversial legal strategy in the war on terror, to be attorney general Wednesday. He would be the first Hispanic ever to serve as the nation's top law enforcement officer.

"He is a calm and steady voice in times of crisis," Bush said, his eyes glistening with emotion as he stood next to Gonzales. "He has an unwavering principle of respect for the law."

After complaints about civil rights abuses in the name of fighting terror, Gonzales said, "There should be no question regarding the department's commitment to justice for every American. On this principle there can be no compromise."

A Harvard educated attorney whose parents were migrant workers, the soft-spoken Gonzales would succeed Attorney General John Ashcroft, one of the most powerful and polarizing members of Bush's Cabinet.

Freepers say:

Is he the high-profile Hispanic who is NOT committed to the pro-life agenda?

If so, then this is good because it keeps him out of the running for a seat on the Supreme Court!

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Olsen would be an incredible choice! He is white and male, though. This might hurt his chances with Bush. :(

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Disagree. Gonzalez was the primary guy behind Dubya's cave in on "diversity" in the Michigan case. This is a bad sign for the second term.

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Our friends, the wonderful A.C.L.U. wrote a letter, very angry at Alberto Gonzalez, over tactics to get information from TERRORISTS at Guantanamo. I suppose if any other lib groups step up to the plate and show that they hate his guts on substantial issues, then the guy will be GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME!