[NormsRevenge]

U.S. Attorney David Iglesias points to a chart showing his office's performance during his 5 1/2-year tenure, as he speaks at his last news conference at the U.S. Attorney's offices in Albuquerque, N.M., Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007. Iglesias said Wednesday he doesn't mind 'being a political pinata,' but he does resent any inference that his office wasn't doing its job. Iglesias--one of seven U.S. attorneys nationwide abruptly asked by the Bush administration on Dec. 7 to resign--defended his record on his last day in office. (AP Photo/Jake Schoellkopf)

[Political Junkie Too]

But Democrats say the eight firings — some without cause, according to the Justice Department — indicate the Bush administration is using a new provision in the Patriot Act to reward political allies with coveted jobs as U.S. attorneys.

I guess Bush should have just fired all of them when he first took office.

-PJ

[Williams]

Republicans never learn. Clinton fired EVERY US Attorney when he took office. Do the democrats want to promise to retain every current US Atty? Hilary will fire every single one if she is elected.

What really riles me is the republicans don't appreciate how the democrats make political issues out of everything. The executive has an absolute right to hire and fire US Attorneys, the whole thing is ridiculous. But keep making nice with them while they parade a bunch of disgruntled former employees.

[msnimje]

If they are hired for politic reasons why can't they be fired for the same?

[operation clinton cleanup]

We should not forget that Bill Clinton’s first act as president was to fire all the U.S attorneys across the U.S. – an unprecedented act by an American president.

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2001/1/19/174006.shtml

[gcruse]

I'm thinking Hillary would just as soon pass on this fishing expedition, considering how it will dredge up memories of Travelgate, FBI files, and the rest of the family corruption.

[popdonnelly]

The Democrats are, of course, hypocrites. They know that Clinton fired all the U.S. attorneys. They are hypocrites of the worst order. The stupid sleazebags can investigate their navels.

[Candor7]

Clinton Appointed Me and now, after leaking info. and getting in the way of the Jefferson investigation, those dirty Pubbies gave me the sack. Wahahahaaaaa!

[Hattie]

This must be the next hit job for Fitz and company.

[arthurus]

When Clinton came in his first act was to fire all the US attorneys, but I guess it wasn't political.

[Mr. Peabody]

Dare I suggest, if the Republican leadership doesn't bring up Clinton's firing of Every! single! US attorney! upon taking office, maybe we should get a new leadership.

[airborne]

Federal prosecutors serve at the pleasure of the president and can be fired for any reason — or none at all.

Democrat Witch hunt!

[VOA]

Clinton can purge the whole Justice Department...

[sergeantdave]

We should all pray that the insane racist/Marxist John Conyers holds hearings and that every syllable is broadcast into every American's home.

Conyers, who's a stalinist, is not just a thief, he's a petty thief, which makes him vulnerable.

Conyers stole a dozen or so turkeys a few years ago. It's a petty crime, but one every American, even stupid democrats, can understand.

Eeryone wants to know what happened to the missing turkeys, donated by a kind businessman for the poor during thanksgiving. Conyers will not answer the question. As Michiganders, we all know what happened to the turkeys - Conyers stole the birds and gave them to his Marxist political hacks.

We've got this racist SOB indicted and convicted for theft. We just need an audience to prove it.

[Texas_Jarhead]

The Republicans should remember this effort the next time a dimocRAT president enters office and fires all the US Attorneys ala Bill Clinton.