Hispanics can do better than 'yes man'

  
MANY Latino organizations are salivating at the nomination of Alberto Gonzales to the White House Cabinet position of attorney general. Some are calling him the "most influential Hispanic" ever to work at the White House. And many of these organizations, even some so-called Latino Democrats, are gearing up for a confirmation battle that will see many Anglo Democrats attacking the Houston-area lawyer for various and very valid reasons, while Latinos defend a brown person for just being brown. Of course, many of these Latino organizations will refuse to utilize their reasoning skills and will support and defend Gonzales just because he is a Latino under attack by white men. Why is it that Latino organizations so readily support Gonzales, who asserted the legality of the mistreatment and torture of jailed combatants in the Iraqi war? Why is it that Latino organizations are so ready to defend Gonzales, who defended the Bush doctrine of not allowing jailed combatants access to an attorney? And why is it that Latino organizations are so ready to support the nomination of a conservative who does not support pro-Latino policies, such as affirmative action, equal educational opportunities and health care for all? The last thing Latinos need is a Bush "yes man" who ignores the needs of his own people. [more]