The Curious Case of Alberto Gonzales’ Credentials
A couple of interesting commentaries have surfaced lately, since Gonzales was caught flat-footed in the middle of the fired U.S. Attorneys controversy. One of them is by CBS News legal analyst, Andrew Cohen, another by James Moore, co-author of Bush’s Brain.
It rather seems he doesn’t have any. Unless, of course, you include presidential friendship a credential.
All the more amazing, it seems Alberto was briefly considered by Bush (in the same incredible talent pool with Harriet Miers) for the Supreme Court. Although he has never tried a case and appears to be way out of his depth on constitutional matters, Bush’s Attorney General actually served under a Bush appointment, on the Texas Supreme Court.
But almost anything is possible in Texas.
No photo that I can find shows Bush in the saddle, as he is no horseman. A 'rancher' who can't ride. But he gallops a crony-pony up and down the corridors of the executive branch of government. (If you prefer the biking metaphor, he’s appointed a hoar…