How many American lives has John Ashcroft saved? Plenty. Across our nation, enemy terrorists have been apprehended since 9/11 — in Portland, Seattle, Detroit, Chicago, Peoria, Columbus, Buffalo, Baltimore, Alexandria, and elsewhere. Thanks to Mr. Ashcroft and the Bush Justice Department, terrorist cells have been disrupted and prevented from launching attacks (and from killing both Americans and non-Americans who live here), and more than 2,000 illegal aliens from the Middle East have been deported. Meanwhile, opponents led by the ACLU have instigated a vicious campaign of slander against the Bush-administration efforts to protect American lives. Reluctant until very recently to...