So what did a Republican government using a Republican Justice Dept. have to gain by scuttling

[Skidmore]

Ted Stevenson? THEY took him out. Why?

[babylonsister]

1. Ted Stevens? I thought a jury convicted him. nt

[Skidmore]

3. The prosecution originated with a Republican Justice Department

and was pushed by that department, which monkeyed with the evidence against him. I find it peculiar.

[ellenfl]

5. i think they hoped to screw it up so badly that he would get off

but the timing, and perhaps the judge, just did not work for them. that's just my opinion . . . why would a hard line right wing justice department let one of their own go?

ellen

[Traveling_Home]

2. That's why we need

a Congressional Investigation to uncover the political motives behind this prosecution.

[havocmom]

4. old, in the way

and a fucking laughing stock? Seems likely they would be keen to replace him with young, willing to follow orders, look pretty on camera.

[Ernesto]

6. "Ted Stevenson? THEY took him out. Why? "

The question of the day!!!!!!

[JDPriestly]

7. I've been wondering the same thing.

Why would a Bush administration go after Stevens? Maybe the prosecutors messed up the case on purpose. Maybe they were just incompetent. Some things are unintentional. There were a lot of incompetent people in the Bush administration. If they start going after all the prosecutorial abuses in the Bush Justice Department, our federal prisons will be a little emptier in a lot of places, I suspect. The Holder Justice Department should be spending its time prosecuting the Bush administration criminals.