Gonzales’ New Gig
Seems like even those Bushies who didn't manage to make it to the end of the W. age with their political reputations intact are popping up with brand new jobs; take, for example, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who's slated to teach a political science course at Texas Tech University this fall.
Seems like even those Bushies who didn’t manage to make it to the end of the W. age with their political reputations intact are popping up with brand new jobs; take, for example, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who’s slated to teach a political science course at Texas Tech University this fall.
Well, at least he’s not teaching law.
Rock Solid JournalismThe New York Times:
A senior business assistant in the political science department at Texas Tech, Dora Rodriguez, told the newspaper that Mr. Gonzales would teach a “special topics” course on contemporary issues in the executive branch.
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