Comments (16)

YourUncleBastard wrote on September 21, 2007 11:48 AM:

Your headline's off - should be MN (for Minnesota), *not* MI (which is Michigan). Please correct.

T.J. Conley wrote on September 21, 2007 11:57 AM:

The headline should read MN, not MI, prosecutor. Good work

guyermo wrote on September 21, 2007 12:03 PM:

with the new attorney general it makes sense to ask again, but it gives him a chance to stonewall, and then we'll have the new confirmed attorney general we'd have to ask again, and another chance to stonewall, and then we have a new President and, assuming it's a Democrat, the point becomes moot because she'd be gone.

numi wrote on September 21, 2007 12:48 PM:

Can we have a removal event for this lowlife as impressive as her installation coronation? I don't mean we even need the choir and other such nonsense. Tar and feathers will do nicely.

My momma told me I should have been a lawyer but I was afraid I might catch something.

Mi Corazon wrote on September 21, 2007 12:53 PM:

Correction: Tom Heffelfinger, not John.

Randy the Republican wrote on September 21, 2007 1:16 PM:

Greetings again liberal socialists!

You just can't get over Bush winning in 2000 can you? Bush gave your lib federal attorneys a shot by not firing them in his first term. He then selectively fired (I think it was eight in total)those who were inept. I don't know why he did not do what your hero "Slick Willie" did when he took office and fired almost 100.

Do you not understand these positions are political and work solely at the pleasure of the executive branch of government?

Get a life!

gonzone wrote on September 21, 2007 1:28 PM:

I smell a stinking troll named Randy (is that British for something sexual?).

Only one document on the decision to hire her was a Regent's diploma: priceless.

Dick Cheney School of Management:
1) secrecy
2) loyalty
3) ideology
4) incompetency

Yup, you're hired!

Jock Strap wrote on September 21, 2007 1:48 PM:

Yep, Randy the Republican's fresh back from his trolling trip in stall #3 [:-)

iggy wrote on September 21, 2007 2:06 PM:

Hey Randy, if you spout nothing but talking head RNC talking points in your posts, you will be outed for sure! Too late!

regular lurker wrote on September 21, 2007 2:12 PM:

Randy,

It is standard operating procedure for a new incoming President to request the resignations of US Attorneys appointed by his/her predecessor -- which is exactly what Bush did in 2001.

However, it is unprecedented for a returning President to request the resignations of ALL OF HIS OWN appointed US Attorneys -- which is exactly what Bush considered doing in 2005. In the end, 9 were replaced -- the problem being that several of them were working on public corruption cases involving Republicans.

(I do wish they'd send smarter t-men)

two beers wrote on September 21, 2007 2:38 PM:

nice post, Randy! btw, I didn't know you could get wifi in the stalls! Congrats on your new gig. You might want to pick up that piece of paper by your leg. OK, break's over, Randy, now get back to toe-tapping!

mo2 wrote on September 21, 2007 2:54 PM:

"He then selectively fired (I think it was eight in total)those who were inept," said Randy.

That is fine. We would simply like to see documentation of their ineptitude. Documentation would clear everything right up for all involved.

Please tell us where we can find employee evaluations, letters of discontent from their associates, minutes of meetings to resolve ineptness before firing, ... ANYTHING other than a target of a criminal investigation calling Karl Rove would go a long way in resolving the issue of possible corruptness at DOJ.

Powkat wrote on September 21, 2007 3:54 PM:

Bush didn't win in 2000 - he was appointed by the SCOTUS when they stopped the recount in Florida. This is not sour grapes, it has been documented by several newspapers and independent investigations.

Bush only 'won' in 2004 because Ken Blackwell of Ohio put too few machines (and old, punch card ones, at that) in precincts known to vote Democratic and handed out provisional ballots that he had no intention of counting, among other dirty tricks. The number of ballots not counted for technical reasons - hanging chads, provisional ballots, no vote for President, etc. (and 80% of the uncounted ballots were in Democratic precincts) was more than 3 times the 'victory' margin of GWB.

So, you see, Bush has NEVER been elected to the office of POTUS - we are, in essence the victims of a coup.

If you need confirmation read 'Armed Madhouse' by Greg Palast. The last 1/4 of the book is documentation of what has happend to elections since 2000.

Dee Illuminati wrote on September 21, 2007 4:46 PM:

'Armed Madhouse' by Greg Palast will get you saying: "dont tase me broh! Agghhhh!"

Randy the Republican wrote on September 22, 2007 11:07 AM:

I have to give it to you "Two Beers". You comment was quite humorous. Not often do Libs make me chuckle. Tell me, does it take two beers to get the creative juices flowing?

Pat wrote on September 22, 2007 6:03 PM:

Randy, where do you get the idea "Bush gave your lib federal attorneys a shot by not firing them in his first term."? He replaced all the US Attorneys at the beginning of his first term, just like his predecessor. The ones he fired 8 or 9 of his own appointees, who were not "loyal" enough - those who actually investigated Republican corruption, for example, and who refused to bring trumped-up charges against Democrats just before the election.

US Attorneys represent the United States, not the President. While they do serve at the pleasure of the president, they are not political positions.