<xsl:template name="get_attribute">
<xsl:param name="attribute"/>
<xsl:value-of select="@<<FIXME>>"/>
</xsl:template>

I would like to use the value of the attribute parameter passed into
this template as the attribute match expression in the inner most
select.

All you can do is
  <xsl:value-of select="@*[local-name() = $attribute]"/>

	Martin Honnen
	http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/