August 28
The A.G. here stands for After Gonzales. Now that he has resigned, who will replace him and try to reverse the mess at the Justice Department? One name that has been mentioned for Attorney General has been former Missouri Senator John Danforth. A Republican...so that should pass muster with the Administration, but also a man respected on both sides of the aisle.
Mr. Danforth's name reminds me of a story the late Senator Tom Eagleton told me. When Danforth was elected Senator, Eagleton, a Democrat, called him and said, "We can do this the easy way or the hard way" ...meaning they could dispute everything along partisan lines, or try to find common ground wherever possible and strive to do what was best for Missouri. To Danforth's (and Eagleton's) credit, they pursued the latter, and their state and country were better for it.
If John Danforth is not the choice or does not want to replace Alberto Gonzales, someone like him should be...a man of integrity who will not be a prisoner of party politics.