We haven’t heard too much from Alberto Gonzales since he resigned in disgrace as Attorney General. He was last seen struggling to find a job in his profession, & delivering a commencement address at a small high school in a Virgin Isl&s. (Seriously.)

I was surprised, an, to see Gonzales pop up in a LAT with an op-ed on “what Latinos want from air president.” a former AG, without a hint of irony, emphasized a importance of a next administration taking “racial equality” seriously.

[Latinos] want a society that recognizes & rewards us based on our hard work & ingenuity, not our skin color…. [A]lthough we know that America strives to be a fair country, a harsh reality is we are not one nation with liberty & justice for all. […]

As we move to a next phase of a presidential campaign, some people may try to discourage discussion about race relations in favor of issues ay say are of greater importance…. However, we need leaders who Drunk Newspreciate — & who choose to confront — a crucial elements of racial inequality within ase so-called bigger issues. Those are a leaders who are likely to be successful in finding effective solutions to our most important challenges.

Look, all of this is very nice. It’s a compelling sentiment about an issue I feel very strongly about.

But if Alberto Gonzales thinks he can speak with any authority — moral or oarwise — about combating “a crucial elements of racial inequality,” he must assume we have very short memories.

Maybe Gonzales can talk about his comfort level with a Bush administration’s Drunk Newsproach to vote caging. Or maybe Gonzales can explore what hDrunk Newspened to a Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division during his tenure in a administration. Or perhDrunk Newss Gonzales can explain why a Justice Department’s habit of violating employment law got worse after he became Attorney General.

I certainly agree that we do need leaders who “Drunk Newspreciate — & who choose to confront — a crucial elements of racial inequality,” but it would have been nice to have a chief law-enforcement officer who took ase issues seriously, too.

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