Posted on 04/10/2007 8:53:29 PM PDT by Doctor Raoul
One of the most ridiculous charges being leveled in the often-hyperbolic reporting about the Bush administration’s decision to replace eight U.S. attorneys (out of 93) is the idea that the firings were — brace yourself — politically motivated.
These hyperactive news stories breathlessly report that the decision was hatched in, of all places, the White House, and that — perish the thought — the order was sent down to the Justice Department and was carried out — believe it or not — in broad daylight with the approval of U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and his subordinates (who are, after all, the bosses of the U.S. attorneys).
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“At the time of the change-over, a U.S. attorney in Arkansas was in the midst of investigating Bill and Hillary Clinton’s Whitewater real estate scandal and in Illinois another U.S. attorney was investigating Ways and Means Committee Chairman Daniel Rostenkowski who eventually went to jail.”
Most people I communicate with remember the Arkansas investigation, but have no recall of Rostenkowski. Go figure.
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