"The patronage of public office should no longer be confided to one who uses it for active opposition to the national will."
--Thomas Jefferson
"It was, I believe, a crucial miscalculation from the President and his advisers to believe this nomination would have brought all of us together. Or perhaps ... it is an instance where consensus was not the objective."
--Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
(a thank you to http://www.failureisimpossible.com/needtoknow/cabinet.htm for the above quotes and some of the info)
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Today's terrific news brought a sigh of relief to me. Ashcroft is gone, removing a large tumor from the Bush Administration. But that got me thinking, there are still many tumors left?
It's not just Ashcroft, it's the entire cabinet. It is proof positive that the Democratic party had its head up its collective ass in 2000. I hope they wake up and filibuster the types Bush nominated in 2000 and encourage moderates, or candidates who at least have their sanity.
A quick look at Bush's top officials (non-Rove and Cheney) below the fold...
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