Another Bushworld through the looking glass moment...Gonzo named "Lawyer of the Year"

[Skidmore]

by the ABA. Reported on MSNBC a couple of minutes ago. Hopefully there will be a news article to link to soon.


Back with link to an article.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5it8ZouIkjqtAfdRNVE1dV1rziCbAD8TG1T580

Gonzales Named Lawyer of the Year
By LARA JAKES JORDAN – 17 hours ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — A magazine published by the American Bar Association on Wednesday named former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales its Lawyer of the Year for 2007 — mostly for creating so much controversial news.

The ABA Journal also picked Attorney General Michael Mukasey — Gonzales' successor — to be its lawyer of the year for 2008 because he has to deal with the problems left when Gonzales resigned under fire last fall....

[floridablue]

1. Does this mean

He could join O.J.'s "Dream Team" and help find the real killer since he has free time on his hands ???

[Double T]

2. Further proof LAWYERS are............

INSANE!!!! Poster Lawyer for corruption and malfeasance wins "Lawyer of the Year"; priceless.

[opihimoimoi]

3. Its not a good story....Gonzy gone seedy is more like it...

[izquierdista]

4. Maybe even "Lawyer of the Millenium"

Who else could roll back the hands of time 800 years to the time before Habeas Corpus?

[EFerrari]

7. I hope this isn't the first step in rehabilitating Torquemada.

What a disgusting man.

[cali]

5. They did it not to honor him but as the article says

because of the controversy. I heard a spokesman on NPR this morning saying it was much like Time's person of the year- not neccessarily a person whose actions are commendable, like Stalin or Hitler.

[PVnRT]

6. I heard that as well (n/t)

[tinymontgomery]

8. But most people won't read the whole article

and it becomes a great talking point "see he wasn't bad, the left just didn't like a Hispanic being high up".