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LittleSpooky said on November 10, 2004 06:23:
I think it’s a crock of shit actually. There is NO WAY that anything was resolved.
But then again: John Ashcroft lost to a dead man in Missouri.
WASHINGTON - Attorney General John Ashcroft, a favorite of conservatives, and Commerce Secretary Don Evans, one of President Bush’s closest friends, resigned Tuesday, the first members of the Cabinet to leave as Bush heads from re-election into his second term.
Both Ashcroft and Evans have served in Bush’s Cabinet from the start of the administration.
Ashcroft, in a five-page, handwritten letter to Bush, said, “The objective of securing the safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved.”
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“John Ashcroft has worked tirelessly to help make our country safer,” the president said. “John has served our nation with honor, distinction, and integrity.”
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Ashcroft, 62, has been well liked by many conservatives. At the same time, he has been a lightning rod for criticism of his handling of the U.S. end of the war against terror, especially the detention of terror suspects.
Massive edits because of the fact that I think I might have let the point get muddled. I, for one, am glad this ass is out of office.
coyboyusa said on November 10, 2004 15:21:
if i rember right lincoln ran against a dead man in some southern states opposed to the abolition of slavery, it happens in every country so to claim that the whole presidential election ran this way is crap. I am just really glad america wasn’t embarrased by a huge court battle over every damn vote. As for the resignations, alot of people wanted ashcroft gone because he was vehemntly against the 911 comission proposals. And as for Powell, there was talk that he was gonna run for president in 2008, so who knows
LittleSpooky said on November 10, 2004 06:41:
Oh... and in case anyone wants to dispute the statement I made about Ashcroft losing to a dead man:
Senator who lost to dead candidate observes Florida trial
Ashcroft
December 2, 2000
Web posted at: 7:20 p.m. EST (0020 GMT)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (CNN) – An incumbent senator who faced his own constitutional quandary after losing to a deceased governor said it would have been “improper” to challenge the vote in court.
“I thought if I pursued all my legal rights, it wouldn’t be right for the state of Missouri. It would be improper,” Sen. John Ashcroft, R-Missouri, said Saturday during a break in proceedings in a Florida circuit court.
Ashcroft was observing the latest challenge by Democratic candidate Al Gore’s attorneys to try to compel two Florida counties to manually recount about 14,000 ballots from the November 7 presidential election. Leon County Circuit Court Judge N. Sanders Sauls was hearing arguments on Saturday.
“People need to do what they think is appropriate. But lawyers can find ways to quibble about everything,” Ashcroft said.
Ashcroft was defeated on November 7 by Mel Carnahan, the popular Democratic governor of Missouri who died with his son in a plane crash a few weeks earlier. Carnahan’s death came too late to replace his name on the ballot.
Roger Wilson, a Democrat who succeeded Carnahan as governor, said at the time that he would appoint Carnahan’s widow, Jean, to a two-year Senate term if Carnahan won. Jean Carnahan agreed.
She is to be sworn in as senator in January, and a new election is expected to be held in 2002. Ashcroft did not challenge either the vote or Wilson’s decision.