Columnist Paul Krugman offers a not-so-favorable glance at Attorney General John Ashcroft. One of his points:
Perhaps most telling is the way Mr. Ashcroft responds to criticism of his performance. His first move is always to withhold the evidence. Then he tries to change the subject by making a dramatic announcement of a terrorist threat.
Apparently I wasn’t the only one who found the timing a little suspicious yesterday when Ashcroft held a dramatic press conference to announce that the government has been holding a suspect since last November for immigration violations and allegedly having discussions about blowing up a mall.
Funny how that announcement just happened to come the day after the Washington Post reported on the August 1, 2002, torture “may be justified” memo.
I’m not much of a gambler, but I’m betting our Attorney General has a few more terrorist suspects up his sleeve who he’s waiting for just the “right” moment to let us know about.