Time to start looking into who's actually going to be prosecuting Wilkes & Foggo. Loyal Bushie, by chance?

McNulty is looking worse and worse.

I remember when people used to compare him to patrick fitzgerald.

maybe they were right.

fitz certainly doesn't have much to show for his investigation.

William Ruckelshaus
Elliot Richardson

A reminder of Republicans who served the law and their country. And the advent of the 'new conservative order': Robert Bork

The transition from then to now started on a Saturday in October '73.

It looks like the DOJ is melting down today with the release of these reponses and other items.

Carol Lam was on the cusp of indicting a former high ranking official of the Bush administration. She is fired in a time-sensitive manner, at the wishes highest levels of the administration, and yet, when she asks, she is given no explanation for her dismissal or its timing.

Why isn't Gonzales being formally investigated for obstruction of justice?

Code word "turn", which the aspen leaves will soon do, in clusters, out East.

modmom- a coup, indeed.
Now consider: In order for a coup to succeed, it need only succeed, because who, then, controls any investigation of it?

No matter any witnesses, documents or any other evidence that may exist.

Why is chimpy mcflightsuit so worried.
The duke and his cronies were subverting the secret cia budget for their own gain.
If this comes out the GOP will go the way of the Whigs.

"The transition from then to now started on a Saturday in October '73."

Actually, Wahoo, there are many who think it all started Nov. 63.
More and more I am tendng to agree.

What is it about Texas?

Youse guys crack me up. "The statute of limitation on any crimes committed in the past few years will not run until long after Mr. Bush leaves office." Tell me, does a "lame duck" administration pack US Attorney posts with friends if it thinks it will be gone in two years? Anyone remember what civic event was scheduled for NYC on 9/11/01? (An election.) Anyone remember what happened to that election. (Cancelled.) Anyone remember the outcry against that? (There was none.) Or Rudy graciously offering to remain in office?

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana (1863–1952).

Oh, but you jokers are too busy trying blogging the security codes. Any idea how stupid that makes you look?

How anyone can believe there is any "justice" anymore in the USA is beyond me. The "Bushies" can do all this b/c the Federal Appellate Courts are all stocked w/Bushies who, if there is ever any criminal penalty assessed to the Bushies for their criminal obstruction of justice, will find grounds to reverse same as we saw w/Ollie North etc. done in the DC Circuit (Judge Silberman sp? et al). The government has been stocked thru and thru with those who would, and have, destroyed our Republic . . . all this is just the tip of the iceberg . . . we are definitely timewise along the path of Germany circa 1935 . . .

Wahoo said:

"William Ruckelshaus
Elliot Richardson

"A reminder of Republicans who served the law and their country."

Wahoo is right. These men resigned rather than violate their oath of office. There should be statues of these men in the Justice building.

I too have my suspicions aroused by the lengths the White House has gone to in order to interrupt her investigations. I am betting that the most likely reason they "had a problem" with Carol Lam is that she was investigating Jerry Lewis, reportedly one of the most powerful figures in Congress.

Barbara - Wahoo is refering to the Saturday Night Massacre - In October 1973 Richard Nixon told his AG, Elliot Richardson to file Archibald Cox, the special prosecuter appointed to investigate the Watergate coverup. Richardson refused and resigned as AG. Nixon then ordered the Deputy AG, William Ruckelshaus to fire Cox; Ruckelshaus also refused and resigned. The next in line was the Solicitor General, one Robert Bork, who fired Cox. Of course another special prosecuter was appointed, Nixon resigned less than a year later, and Robert Bork never made it onto the Supreme Court and has been bitter about it ever since.

I agree with Wahoo - it was the beginning of the end of the Republican party. My father had been voting Democratic for about 5 years, but after that he changed his registration to Democrat and never looked back.

To me one of the biggest bits of news in this is that in the spring of 2006, Lam joined with the other "Southwest Border" USAs to ask for more resources to fight illegal immigration – and was denied. (See question 26 in her full response).

That strikes me as the most devastating strike at the WH/Gonzales defense on this that she was fired because of immigration.

In my opinion, the Grand Old Party is going to suffer a slow painful death. The progressive and Libertarian voters are drifting to the Dems. If a "progressive conservative" third party ran a full slate, it would siphon off the non kool-aid drinkers and leave the republicans with only the lunatic fringe of the right.

Perhaps this goes without saying, but "the highest level of government" is guvspeak for the POTUS or the VPOTUS.

In Bushworld, I'd add "Karl Rove" to that list, or just substitute him for POTUS.

I wonder how much we'll ever know about the relationship between Rove and Cheney, i.e. what crosspurposes or synergy they have in managing the Presidunce.

Oops, looks like links won't embed in these comments. So let's see if this naked URL for the text transcription gets through:
http://tinselwing.wordpress.com/carol-lams-written-responses-to-the-senate-judiciary-committee/

The Republicans arent going anywhere. They have only become more powerful because their whole administration is a PR campaign to cover up the slow bleed of American justice and rights. Has Gonzales, Rove, Cheney, Bush been "perp-walked" out of the white house? No. The outrage fatigue is overwhelming by the constant desensitization campaign of scandal. We don't know which thing to march against next. And when there's NO SHAME, then why would the Republicans do anything different. Even with the Dems in control of congress, the Repubs still act in charge, and yet "victimized," which they also did when they were in control.
I keep thinking "we better wake up," but we're wide awake, and no Republicans have left the party. And they've actually gained Lieberman.
God help us all. The Christianists are killing the bees, the wages, the water supply and the earth.

On the up side Duke Cunninham's buddy Duncan "Doughnuts" Hunter can now use his Presidential campaign money to run and not save it for his defense fund.

Code word is knot, like Hunter is knot going anywhere.

"Barbara - Wahoo is refering to the Saturday Night Massacre - In October 1973 Richard Nixon told his AG, Elliot Richardson to file Archibald Cox, the special prosecuter appointed to investigate the Watergate coverup. Richardson refused and resigned as AG. Nixon then ordered the Deputy AG, William Ruckelshaus to fire Cox; Ruckelshaus also refused and resigned. The next in line was the Solicitor General, one Robert Bork, who fired Cox. Of course another special prosecuter was appointed, Nixon resigned less than a year later, and Robert Bork never made it onto the Supreme Court and has been bitter about it ever since."

You folks are missing an important point here--Bork tendered his resignation immediately after carrying out the order. In other words, what Bork did was fall on his sword for the people below him in the Department of Justice. He knew that if he resigned without firing Cox, then the next person would have to do the same, and so on, leaving the Department without any senior leadership. The only solution was to carry out the order and resign in protest.

"Also, I'd like more explanation about the comments by Wahoo and MRO about when the transition from then to now started, e.g. October 73 or Nov. 63. Am afraid I was only marginally interested in politics before the Bush disaster. Would really like to know more about the history of the US Attorney General's office. I know Janet Reno was roundly criticized, but am not sure how justified the criticism was."

"Posted by: Barbara
Date: May 2, 2007 04:54 PM"

November 22, 1963: JFK assassinated in Dallas, Texas.

October, 1973: "Saturday Night Massacre". Nixon ordered -- an unconstitutional order -- the Atty. Gen. to fire Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox.

Atty Gen. Eliot Richardson (R-MA) refused, and resigned.

Nixon then ordered Asst. Atty. Gen. Rukleshaus to fire Cox. He refused and resigned.

He then ordered the Solictor General to fire Cox. The Solicitor General, Robert Bork, did the firing.

Nixon also ordered the Special Prosecutor's office sealed. Before that could be done, staffers stuffed files of evidence into the fronts of their pants, under their shirts, as they left.

It was a terrifying weekend. Thankfully, it backfired.

SC = hope. As in, hope.

"You folks are missing an important point here--Bork tendered his resignation immediately after carrying out the order. In other words, what Bork did was fall on his sword for the people below him in the Department of Justice. He knew that if he resigned without firing Cox, then the next person would have to do the same, and so on, leaving the Department without any senior leadership. The only solution was to carry out the order and resign in protest.

"Posted by: Historian
Date: May 3, 2007 07:59 PM"

BS. He could have done exactly as did Richardson and Ruckleshaus. Instead, he went along to get along -- then covered has ass.

His being a fruitloop is not a result of his being a "victim".