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WHEN considering the legacy left by resigning Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, it's probably cold comfort that he might be viewed by history as a person less stridently partisan in office, as someone who played somewhat better with others, than his predecessor, John Ashcroft.
Not that he has a subtle, personal touch in the human side of office politics. Even after he had literally resigned in a phone call Friday and then a lunch meeting Sunday with President Bush, he continued to tell his own spokesman the rumors weren't true, leaving the fellow flummoxed. "I don't know what more I can say," the spokesman told reporters Monday about being forced to lie to them throughout the weekend.See the full content of this document
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Cronyism a Scary Trend
But the clearest object lesson in the wake of Gonzales' surprise resignation is an old one that American presidents continue to refuse to learn.
From John Kennedy's choice of his brother, Bobby, to Richard Ni...See the full content of this document
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