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After Sept. 11, everything changed, they say -- and many things did. The dominant press took a new look at the administration. President Bush -- formerly a clueless frat boy -- was okay. Donald Rumsfeld -- once a Ford-era caveman -- was okay too. And Colin Powell, who'd never been not-okay, was even more okay than ever.
But John Ashcroft, the attorney general? Definitely not okay -- in fact, something of a terror. Ashcroft bore the brunt of the liberals' fury, or confusion. Even some of the liberals themselves will admit that 9/11 was a disorienting event for them. Everything had been upset. "National security" was no longer a Republican buzz phrase, meant to ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Ashcroft with Horns: This is dedicated to the one they hate.(attorney...