To tell the truth, I was thinking more of Gonzalez when I said that. I think Bush gave the job to an incompetent, out of misguided personal friendship, much as he tried to do with Miers.
Gonzalez was an odd political ally for Bush, since he is pro-abortion (as a judge in Texas, he struck down a parental consent law), and there’s no doubt that Bush is sincerely pro-life. More than that, Gonzalez proved incapable of cleaning the clintonoids out of the Justice Department. He was a weak AG. He should have been fired for not firing enough US Attorneys for political reasons, not for firing too many of them.
Mel Martinez is also doubtfully conservative, but I think he’s reasonably smart and capable. When it comes to the immigration issue, he was only saying what Bush wanted him to say.
Your last sentence said what I was trying to say. I agree about Gonzolaz, and also about Bush’s misplaced loyalty to his friends. If one is a good friend, they understand why they can’t have a job they aren’t suited for (or they respect your opinion that they aren’t suited for it.)
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