joebear29
join:2003-07-20
Alabaster, AL
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Re: ashcroft doing something useful??
I've always found the dead man thing to be a rather cheap shot at Ashcroft. True, the guy whose name was on the ballet was dead, but it was made clear his widow would be appointed if he won the race, so everyone who voted was really voting for his widow, not for the dead guy.
Don't get me wrong, I don't care for Ashcroft, but there are so many substantive ways to attack him that the whole "dead man" thing seems petty. |
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LegoPower77
Abecedarian
Premium
join:2002-08-03
Arlington, VA
| Well it was obviously a sympathy vote as Jeane Carnahan only served 2 years and was voted out the next election cycle. Plus Ashcroft pretty much had to suspend campaigning for decorum. This criticism is totally invalid.
While we're on the subject of Ashcroft, I am struck by the irony of many a anti-PATRIOT act thread juxtaposed with many anti-spammer threads where it seems the majority are all for Eeevil Ashcroft going after "free speech."
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