There has been considerable commentary today on the left's new view of John Ashcroft into a hero of the Constitution. I'm not sure about the left-wing credentials of Chuck Schumer and Wonkette, but celebrating Ashcroft seems to be the order of the day.
Curiously enough, Ashcroft himself remains silent.
A more general revaluation of conservative Republicans is in order for commentators on the left. There's been an on-going "Republican Resistance" to the phony intelligence, war planning, torture policies, and other monstrosities perpetrated by the Bush administration. And it is time that the left began giving credit to Richard Clarke, State Department Staffers, anonymous Pentagon leakers, and unnamed personnel stationed in Iraq. Needless to say, those who have been delaying, leaking, protesting, and refusing to carry out Bush policies are still Republicans and still conservatives. However, they have served the country well at a time when the Bush administration has been trying to undermine basic American values and institutions.
They all deserve a lot of credit--Not just John Ashcroft.
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Yeah? Leakers are sneakers. I would like to see some of these would-be-patriots stand up and blow a freaking whistle. During Vietnam we had Daniel Elsberg, a members of LBJ's party. Where are the GOP-ers? I'm holding my breath, listening, but all I hear are whispers.....
But the whisperers have had an important effect. They got out information that countered the lies being told by Bush and Cheney. I see that as a contribution even if it was not exactly a heroic contribution.
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