Forbes is a tool.

Artur Davis is not only a former prosecutor/US Atty., but also exceptionally skilled. And his detailed research into the facts of the Seigelman case, and his focus on and recall of specific telling details is extraordinary. It only took one entry in the phone record to refute the USSR-style recommendation of the FL Republican't-know-anything-legitimate-about-rule-of-law-as-essential-to-democracy. The Republicn't party has obviously been taken over by that traditionally termed "lunatic frigne" -- extremest of extremist Reich wing crackpots who are anti-American authoritarians to the marrow.

Those who elected Davis should be gratified that they made an excellent choice.

Forbes is bought and paid for. His smear was obvious to anyone who's been paying attention. He twisted his slurs as if others in the judiciary held his opinion when it is only him.

And, comparing 'JUSTICE', ain't it sad that some jerk like I. Lewis 'Scooter' Libby, was freed with a commutation by a crooked president who had previously PROMISED to fire anyone in his administration who had participated in the crime for which Libby was convicted.

Davis made Forbes look like the scumbag role he has chosen for himself in this case.

Forbes' threatening of Jill Simpson with DOJ action is further evidence of the GOP's misuse of law enforcement as political billy-club. Bravo to Rep. Davis for a well-deserved bitch-slapping of Forbes.

I'm amazed that only Scott Horton and Time (to some extent) are on top of the Alabama DoJ story. I tend to think that the basic problem with anyone else covering the story is that any story will contradict nearly every story about the matter written in the Birmingham News and the Mobile Register and it's somehow hard to go against the (completely wrong) printed record of the case. If you spend time with the court documents, you will very quickly figure out that up is down the local press stories but it's fairly complex and no one likes reading that kind of stuff.

The Alaska corruption is interesting but it seems confined, for the most part, to Alaska. The Alabama corruption is more important because it runs deep into the DoJ, Abramoff, and the White House.

moondancer, I think many of us have that sensation of skin-crawling creepiness in realizing that a former elected official is in a federal prison -- because he became a target of Rove's political ambitions, and was therefore prosecuted by wee, tiny minds at Rove's behest. It's very scary.

TIME actually wrote a very good article on this case; the prosecution and the judge showed almost no judgment, but plenty of vindictive nastiness. It's terrifying to think these people have power over their own pets, let alone power over the rest of us.

Colinski I figured you had to be exaggerating with claims of her house being burned down and car run off the road and then I googled it and came across Horton's June 24 article in Harper's. We're only getting about half the story here at TPM but my God where is the rest of the media? I suggest everyone write their big paper of choice and demand to know why they aren't covering this story.

And yes Artur Davis is great. It's refreshing to see one of ours prepared and ready with the facts instead of the usual paper shuffling non entities who are confused about the purpose of hearings.

anon wrote on October 24, 2007 11:43 PM:
'The Alaska corruption is interesting but it seems confined,'

What else is interesting about Alaska and its 'corruption' is; just which companies/corps are 'sub-contracted' by the Native Companies under some odd little law. There are some huge companies/odd contracts, etc tied back to Alaskan Inuites(?) tribes and I think it is pretty much still under the radar.

Here's a really good background link on Jill Simpson, the Republican operative who went on record about Rove's involvement and methods.

http://blog.locustfork.net/index.php/healthsouths-richard-scrushy-on-trial/how-ms-simpson/