In a message dated 1/10/01 4:19:04 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I think most of the American people were upset during the Zok Baird > >> nomination that she had hired an illegal alien. That was what upset them > >> more than the fact that she did not pay Social Security taxes." > > That's not an attack at all. She's guessing at what the public found > objectionable. Now maybe she actually did say something critical but the > That Chavez was fiercely critical of Z. Baird is a matter of public record. This is not disputable. The Times quote is making the point that if the American people, as Chavez asserted, were upset that Baird hired an illegal alien, then the American people have the right to be just as upset over Chavez hiring/housing an illegal alien. And if Baird was opposed for this reason, shouldn't Chavez be opposed for a similar reason. The quote points out that "what is good for the goose is good for the gander." Stephen
