[This is actually, unfortunately, a sub-department of the ‘Good Riddance’ Dept. I inaugurated below in celebrating Ashcroft’s departure].

Bush’s nominee is indeed Alberto Gonzales (New York Times ), who he called “a calm and steady voice at times of crisis”. Write or call your senators and urge them to oppose the nomination of a zealous advocate of the legality of torture for the highest law enforcement post in the country.