Bush the philosopher has one thing right: Human dignity is served when people make choices for themselves rather than being nannied by the government. But only simpletons suppose that this principle is absolute: Where unfettered private initiative produces evidently bad outcomes, most people prefer an alternative. This is why we have a police force, food [...]

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 I have just one comment…It’s about time. One more down, too many to go.
Gonzales quits as attorney general
Associated Press
CRAWFORD — Embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, under fire from congressional Democrats, has resigned, senior Bush administration officials said today.
A senior Justice Department official said that a likely temporary replacement for Gonzales is Solicitor General Paul Clement, [...]

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The article was about the resignation of another Assistant to Gonzales resigning. But the final paragraph reached out and grabbed me…
On the same day that letter was written, however, Mercer instructed a GOP staff member to insert language into a USA Patriot Act reauthorization bill allowing federal prosecutors to live outside their districts to serve [...]

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To judge by his latest columns my answer would have to be yes. It looks like I’m not the only one who thins so either. Marbo is Guest Posting over at The Carpetbagger Report this weekend and has a systematic rebuttal to George Will’s latest column telling us how good the economy is. He closes [...]

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