I think Miranda got royally shafted last year by the Republicans---like Orrin Hatch, the same ones that don't have the cojones to confront the obstuctionist tactics that the dems like Leahy, Kennedy and Reid not only get away with, but brag about---
I, like Miranda, blame the Reps more than the dems, the dems are just being the slimeballs that they always are, but, you would think that some of the REPS that found out about the underhandedness of the dems would have found a way to REWARD this guy with a job by now!!!
This sounds like extortion to me.
Miranda never should have hacked into those files and copied them.
But if the Democrats wish to see him punished, they should not resort to extortion to do it. Not that obeying the law is something that particularly concerns Democrats.
Link?
Where's the link?
OK, now let's get some things straight here:
a.) Miranda did not 'hack' into anything, as the definition of 'hacking' is generally understood. He took advantage of a security hole in the server, which gave him access to the 'Rat files.
b.) Miranda in turn discovered that 'Rats were busy at work launching all sorts of unethical and possibly illegal plans to block the judicial nominees of the Bush Administration. At this point, any possible finding of wrongdoing on the part of Miranda is overshadowed by the larger issue of 'Rats corrupting the nomination process for judges.
c.) Miranda WAS shafted by Senator Orrin 'No-Balls' Hatch, who chose to focus on Miranda getting access to data on the 'Rats shenanigans, instead of properly putting the spotlight on the misdeeds of the Senate Democrats and their staffs.
d.) Miranda appears to have been shafted once again, and if AG Gonzales has a fraction of the integrity that everybody seems to think he has, he will go after the perpetrators of this conspiracy to deny a man an honest job. There's no excuse for it. Refer to the Biblical example of how King David, having riches, many wives, and everything he could want, chose to steal Bathsheba from Urriah the Hittite, and gave the orders to leave Urriah on the battlefield to face a certain death. The same principle is at work here: a group of powerful and wealthy people, who have all sorts of prestige and honor, have chosen to stick it to a guy who actually did NOTHING wrong, except to point out their own wrongdoing.
They're gonna pay. One way or the other, they'll pay.
"Miranda wasn't exactly playing by the rules"
Would you like to give some evidence of that ..??
Because I don't consider his finding UNPROTECTED files on his computer to be anything even remotely related to the word illegal.
If the dems didn't want him to be able to look at those documents - they should have passworded them - instead of leaving the file open as an ICON on the desktop [how stupid is that].
And .. I'm glad to see he has taken this to authorities. This is collusion, coersion, bribery, etc. by the Kennedy staff, and Kennedy himself calling the head of a lawfirm and telling them they will hinder legislation - that's CRIMINAL behavior; but for Kennedy - that's nothing new.
If I recall .. It was Leaky Leahy that changed the computer system so that documents could be accessed by either party