I think that Bush has shown the country already what he is going to do. It was evident from his tenure in Texas. What Bush means by "in-te-gri-ty" is that Ashcroft is a fundamentalist in his religion. Whether he can be objective about certain legal issues is questionable.

Bush's message about terrorists is basically a Rambo rant. He is trying to convey that he will be a strong president. It seems that this kind of sabre rattling is characteristic of many right wing politicos. It's an appeal to the angry reactionaries who buy into it.

I don't see Ashcroft personally going out of his way to bomb abortion clinics but I do see a possible bias when it comes to making arrests of anti-abortion terrorists.

I don't think anyone in their right mind thinks that abortions are desirable. Necessary maybe. Pro-choice doesn't mean that abortions are considered to be great. That's a fallacy. But they are sometimes needed. Using antagonistic rhetoric such as "baby killer" or other inane judgements serves to cloud the real issue about how to deal with the problem of overpopulation, birth control, and the countless children who are abused and suffering through malnutrition in America.

Ashcroft may be one of those who will muddy the waters. There is a case when one's fundamentalist religious affiliation casts doubt upon their ability to exercise objective legal judgement.

He may not be a terrorist himself. But under what conditions would he support abortion clinic miscreants?

Frank Hamilton