Why, many people wonder, would Bush want people reminded of his administration's involvement in the Abu Graib scandal by recommending Gonzales to replace Ashcroft as Attorney General? After all, Gonzales wrote those memos dismissing the Geneva conventions and supporting torture.
Well, the obvious answer is that America doesn't seem to care too much about Bush's scandals, but the hoped for increase in Hispanic votes will serve the entire Republican party for many elections to come. And of course he'll loyally follow Bush's lead.
But another answer may be here, one of the 34 scandals of Bush's first term listed on Salon.com:
"The scandal: In early 2001, chief White House political strategist Karl Rove held meetings with numerous companies while maintaining six-figure holdings of their stock -- including Intel, whose executives were seeking government approval of a merger. "Washington hadn't seen a clearer example of a conflict of interest in years," wrote Paul Glastris in the Washington Monthly.
The problem: The Code of Federal Regulations says government employees should not participate in matters in which they have a personal financial interest.
The outcome: Then White House counsel Alberto Gonzales, spurning precedent, did not refer the case to the Justice Department."
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