“It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into”

Jonathan Swift
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"The Democrats have moved to the right, and the right has moved into a mental hospital." - Bill Maher
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"The city is crowded my friends are away and I'm on my own
It's too hot to handle so I gotta get up and go

It's a cruel ... cruel summer"

Saturday, February 05, 2005

Gonzales Not a Latino Prize

A well-written critique of Alberto Gonzales can be found here. It's especially important because it is written by a Latina who has many things in common with Gonzales. It counters the myth that Latinos should be proud of Gonzales strictly for his heritage, which the Bush team uses cynically, just as they try to use Dr. Conyououtayourshorts Rice. What most don't realize is that the Bush administration's record of giving jobs to minorities, as a whole, is poor. High profile nominations like Rice and Gonzales really are tokens.