Ashcroft raises the bar for the definition of terrorism and supporting terrorism. “Attorney General John Ashcroft lashed out Thursday at critics of the administration’s response to terrorism, saying questions about whether its actions undermine the Constitution only serve to help terrorists.”
“To those who pit Americans against immigrants, citizens against non-citizens, to those who scare peace-loving people with phantoms of lost liberty, my message is this: Your tactics only aid terrorists for they erode our national unity and diminish our resolve,” Ashcroft told the Senate Judiciary Committee. “They give ammunition to America’s enemies and pause to America’s friends. They encourage people of good will to remain silent in the face of evil.”
Audacity, sheer audacity. This must offend even moderates. Liberals and progressives are starting to howl for Ashcroft’s head on a stake. Give dubbya some credit, he sure knows a thing or two about good (Powell) and evil (Ashcroft).