Prosecutor fired so ex-Rove aide could get his job

[Contrary1]

Oh, the humanity. My heart aches for poor Mr. McNulty.

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department acknowledged Tuesday that it fired the U.S. government's chief prosecutor in Little Rock for no reason except to replace him with a lawyer who had been an aide to Karl Rove, the Bush administration's chief political strategist.

However, in an appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty rejected criticism that the forced resignations of Bud Cummins and six other U.S. attorneys last year were politically inspired, or amounted to retaliation for the attorneys' involvement in controversial investigations and prosecutions.

McNulty's testimony before the panel, which is investigating the firings of the prosecutors, was part of an exchange with Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. Schumer said the White House's appointment process for prosecutors was "corrupted with political, rather than prudent, considerations."

"What happened here doesn't sound like business as usual; it appears more reminiscent of a different sort of Saturday night massacre," Schumer said, referring to Watergate-era firings at Justice that were ordered by President Nixon.

"When I hear you talk about a politicization of the (Justice) Department, it is like a knife in my back," McNulty responded..."

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-02-06-prosecutor-rove-aide_x.htm?csp=1

[Missy Vixen]

1. Gosh, call the WAAAAAMbulance...

>"When I hear you talk about a politicization of the (Justice) Department, it is like a knife in my back," McNulty responded..."<

We lost our US Attorney a little over a week ago. I've been waiting to read all about the Bush-friendly replacement. They must have announced it at 3 AM, because I haven't seen it in the papers yet. Last Monday was the deadline to appoint someone else or disrupt prosecutions currently in the pipeline here.

It's a bit...interesting that the vast majority of the US Attorneys that have suddenly decided to "spend more time with their family" all were based in the Ninth Circuit.

I guess that would make me cynical, huh?

Julie
still president for life of the PFEB

[Robbien]

2. and another was fired to shut down the Cunningham investigation

She had plans to go after more corruption but was quickly removed.

Slip sliding away.

[Uncle Joe]

3. It is a different sort of judicial massacre in that

it's not stopping on Saturday Night, *Bush is so corrupt, I can smell the rancid stench coming off my computer just for typing his name.:puke:

*No offense intended to the innocent people who happen to share the same surname.