I never revel in other people's pain, as do many popular talking heads.

It's as ghoulish as Bush's recent 9/11 corpse-kicking TV ads.

Sick, inhuman, and beneath contempt. On a par with National Socialism's worst examples of propoganda.

However, I certianly would not be the first person on this or any other internet forum to point out the irony inherent in Ashcroft's recent severe health problems...pancreatic cancer, possibly...and his policy regarding prescription medication.

He will be so doped up that he will not feel a thing. Just like Rush won't do a week in jail for his PUBLICLY ADMITTED FELONIES.

Just like double standards, shadow government, and general corruption have become so normal in our society that everyone is afraid to talk openly, yet everyone is talking under their breath about it.

Cynical ?

Yeah.