Sites Holmquist trys, and often fails, to go no more than a couple of days without visiting (some of which Holmquist regularly swipes links from without attribution)
ormer Vice President Al Gore is apparently on the hunt for votes for his prospective presidential campaign. He criticized the Bush administration on just about every ground at a dinner hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus Saturday night. But his greatest moment of unintended hilarity came when he charged that Attorney General John Ashcroft "is not respectful of civil liberties."
That's actually true. And Gore was right when he argued: "I believe one of the test of our nation is whether in times of grave challenge, we have the courage to be true to our deepest principles."
But while these are legitimate sentiments-whether you agree with them or not — it's a bit curious to see them come from someone in the Clinton-Gore administration. After all, William Jefferson & Company perfected the practice of jackboot liberalism.
The whole piece is worth reading although I find it curious that Bandow doesn't mention the 1994 Crime Bill, a draconian piece of legistlation that most Republicans had not problem with save for the provisions involving guns. posted by micah holmquist at 9/17/2002 11:59:00 AM
