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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jlallen who wrote (119556)	12/26/2000 2:10:34 PM
From: jlallen	Respond to of 769667

Re: John Ashcroft...... Bush Nominates John Ashcroft Attorney General AUSTIN - President-elect George W. Bush today announced his selection of Missouri Senator John Ashcroft, a former governor and attorney general of Missouri, to serve as Attorney General. Senator Ashcroft currently serves on the Senate Judiciary Committee and chairs the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution. “Senator Ashcroft is a man of great integrity, a man of great judgment, and a man who knows the law; he will make a terrific Attorney General,” said President-elect Bush. As Attorney General, Senator Ashcroft, 58, will head the U.S. Department of Justice and serve as the chief law enforcement officer of the federal government. The Attorney General represents the United States in legal matters and gives advice and opinions to the President and heads of the executive departments of government. Senator Ashcroft was first elected governor of Missouri in 1984, and was re-elected in 1988. He served as chairman of the Republican Governors’ Association in 1989 through 1990, and served as chairman of the National Governor’s Association in 1991 and 1992. Prior to his term as governor, Senator Ashcroft served as Missouri’s attorney general from 1976 until 1985. While attorney general, he served as president of the National Association of Attorneys General, and received the organization’s top award in 1983. Senator Ashcroft also served as Missouri’s assistant attorney general from 1975 through 1976, and the state’s auditor from 1973 through 1975. Before entering public service, Senator Ashcroft taught business law at Southwest Missouri State University. He graduated with honors from Yale University in 1964, and earned a law degree from the University of Chicago in 1967. He and his wife, Janet, have three children and one grandchild. Sounds like a jackbooted fascist to me... hahahahahahaha Can't wait to see the demolibs fight this one. JLA

To: jlallen who wrote (119556)	12/26/2000 2:23:44 PM
From: Mr. Whist	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 769667

Re: "Bush by elevating other more moderate and temperate voices in the black leadership may be able to make some progress here." Agreed. However, the easy part is appointing people like Rice and Powell to high positions. The hard part is reaching out and making meaningful changes in the lives of the disenfranchised, i.e., by improving the quality of education in the inner cities, by bringing jobs to urban areas, by promoting plans to foster home ownership among minorities, etc. Problem is, it costs money to do that. And that runs counter to the Republican philosophy of less government and less taxes.