An urgent call has just been received from an Assistant Attorney General at the Department of Justice asking us to spread the word that Attorney General Ashcroft is in desperate need of prayer. They are asking all of us to get the word out to our churches and membership immediately. AG Ashcroft is in critical condition due to something called Gall Stone Pancreatitis. It is an infection of the pancreas due to a gall stone. You cannot live without your pancreas but the infection is so bad now that they cannot operate. Please pray that the infection will end and that the doctors can take care of the problem or just pray for healing. Jim Combey has been sworn in as the acting Attorney General for now.

Hog

prayers going out and up!

i'll keep him in my prayers, hog.

Same here! Ashcroft is a good man.

i oppose his politics about 95% and am not happy that he's the Attny General at all, but i don't wish the man a single second of suffering or any ill will at all. i truly do hope that he'll get well soon and live a good long life.

did he take a turn for the worse?? i could have sworn yesterday they were saying that he was doing ok and should only be in the hospital a few days????

I am not a political person - so I get lost with most political discussions but I'm with what Cav said - you don't have to like someone to send prayers to them when they are in need - because we all know we've been in one situation or another where we have needed prayers, if not for ourselves, for those that we love, know etc.

My prayers go out to John Ashcroft and his family. JonR

lmfao!

r.i.p., I hope. His hell should be one where he is repeatedly subjected to unreasonable searches and held without charges or representation.

Hard to get too misty-eyed about this one.

Hasta la vista, fascista!

mhpd: a lot of people feel like what he's done is positive for our country; a lot feel that it's harmed our country -- it doesn't matter when it comes down to someone's health like this.

whatever you think of him politically, he's a human being. he's someone's son, someone's husband, someone's father and friend, ya know? i can't imagine how hard it would be for a man -- and his family -- to be smacked down like this and face death so suddenly, and they must be in agony over it. it's a predicament i wouldn't wish on my worst enemy.

and if you're a christian and dislike the man, remember what christ taught: pray for your enemies. it's easy to pray for the wellbeing of people you like. reach deeper and pray for those you don't like, too. /sermon. 😛

thanks Tony,Aloha.

aloha, hola, yo and ciao, pablo. oh, and buona notte, too. time for my tired buttoxen to get to bed.

mhpd that was totally uncalled for and quite frankly disgusting! would you want someone to say that about you!

And the hypocritical liberals call the conservatives cold blooded and heartless! I don't think much of the Patriot Act, in fact, I think it ought to be repealed! But that's a job for Congress, and the President! The Atty General only uses the tools he's given, I may think that one should be taken away, but I wish no harm on him or his family. ALL YOU LIBERALS REMEMBER MHPD, AND RICKAMAVENS COMMENTS WHEN YOU DECIDE TO DOWN CONSERVATIVES AS HEARTLESS!

Not a liberal. A libertarian. Very different. I sure the hell am not in Rick Maven's boat! LOL! Though he's a lot smarter than most of you guys.

Ashcroft is treasonous, giving aid and comfort to the enemies of freedom. He should be executed. Maybe this is God's way of taking care of it for us.

He doesn't deserve our concern or pity. I hope he suffers a lot. He has made our country suffer too much. It is his turn.

Bad karma....

Funny thing is, if Ashcroft is as bad as mhpd makes him out to be, the FBI computers surely have already read this and have someone coming out to question mhpd about wishing death upon the US Attorney General.

I just added you to my list.

Prayers sent...thanks Hog for the request.

Maybe mhdp should research before posting...funny thing about freedom of speach...it makes it so easy to insert ones foot into ones mouth...

http://www.cigarbid.com/auction/forum/forum.cfm?action=list&forumID=9&messageDisplay=0000000001501 

(the link is a long post due to all of the contacts listed)

wtg mrtelcom...wtg!

God bless America and those fighting to be justice into our world............................Marla

mhpd: a libertarian??? using your logic, does that mean that the gay community deserves aids (or that it was sent by god as divine retribution)???

mhpd, as a fellow libertarian, I found your comments sad on more than one level...

blood

What Bloody Spaniard said.
Later
Dave (A.K.A. Homebrew)
P.S. And my prayers go out to Ashcroft, and his family.