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U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft Resigns

Posted by timothy on from the cautious-phrasing dept.

andyring writes "In a move that will undoubtedly make many /. readers jump for joy (although perhaps not myself), Attorney General John Ashcroft announced he will resign, according to multiple news sources. While many here dislike him, others have more favorable opinions of him. He became the point man on the USA Patriot Act, which typically ignites harsh opinions on both sides of the aisle." Reader cnsc1rtr , referring to the AP's version of the story, writes "He gave Bush a five-page, handwritten letter in which he stated, 'The objective of securing the safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved.'"

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  1. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! by SledgeHBK · · Score: 1, Redundant

    nm

  2. While many here dislike him... by the-build-chicken · · Score: 0, Redundant

    While many here dislike him, others have more favorable opinions of him

    In other news, while many disapprove of the war in iraq, some do not...while many people enjoy eating meat, others do not, while many people are cat people, others are not and while many parts of a sentence are not redundant, others, in fact, are.

  3. Wahoo! by lakeland · · Score: 0, Redundant

    YEAH!

  4. Yeah, baby! by LordNimon · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Ding, dong, the witch is dead!

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    And the men who hold high places must be the ones who start
    To mold a new reality... closer to the heart
  5. So long... by mcpkaaos · · Score: 0, Redundant

    And thanks for all the fig leaves.

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    It goes from God, to Jerry, to me.
  6. War on Terror: Over! by gphinch · · Score: 0, Redundant

    So the does this mean the 'War on Terror' is over? Can someone please let the terrorists know?

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    in bed.
  7. Queue the Ewok victory song by Limburgher · · Score: 0, Redundant
    A) Hallelujah!

    B) I hope his replacement isn't worse.

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    You are not the customer.

  8. Re:Today Ashcroft by rhakka · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I hope you realize there is a difference in slamming someone for chosen behaviour than in slamming someone for their sexual preference. Much like me calling you an idiot for not seeing the difference would be based on your actual behaviour, rather than calling you, say, a "fag".

  9. What's next for Johnny? by rscrawford · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Why, Rehnquist's spot on the bench, of course!

    The only thing scarier to me than "Attorney General John Ashcroft" is "Supreme Court Justice John Ashcroft".

    Fortunately, the Democrats can probably block it. Either way, it'll be the noisiest supreme court justice hearings since Bork.

    Remember, you saw it here first.

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    -- The reason it's called the right wing? Irony.
  10. What's next? by nicfit · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Here is a nightmare of a scenario. He resigns now so that he can be proposed for a supreme court seat later. Suck!

  11. Re:SAFE! by spike+hay · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I repeat the grandparent, "Why didn't he tell us about this before?"

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    If you don't understand any of my sayings, come to me in private and I shall take you in my German mouth.