Comments (18)

Steve5117 wrote on October 24, 2007 12:47 PM:

Paul:

Davis is a D not R.

shawnharmon wrote on October 24, 2007 1:12 PM:

Forbes is a tool.

Garth wrote on October 24, 2007 2:33 PM:

Artur Davis is great and he is a DEM as someone else has pointed out.

JNagarya wrote on October 24, 2007 2:49 PM:

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.

Donald from Hawaii wrote on October 24, 2007 3:34 PM:

And those Virginia voters who elected Randy Forbes should be ashamed of themselves. His was an embarrassing performance by someone who clearly doesn't harbor an original thought in his head.

just joe wrote on October 24, 2007 3:58 PM:

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.

brantl wrote on October 24, 2007 5:01 PM:

Too bad that Forbes is an idiot.

SeeDee wrote on October 24, 2007 5:18 PM:

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.

Peter Venable wrote on October 24, 2007 8:23 PM:

Another example of the gross crimes of the Bush administration.

pointus wrote on October 24, 2007 8:36 PM:

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.

chimpeach wrote on October 24, 2007 9:31 PM:

This is the level that GOP desperation has reached. They're going to throw everything out there that they can, making it up as they go along, covering their big lies with even bigger lies. And, this time it's deadly serious to them, because they're being called on to shield Karl Rove from prosecution. If Rove goes down, they're all screwed.

anon wrote on October 24, 2007 11:43 PM:

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 wrote on October 25, 2007 12:45 AM:

JNagarya-

I agree, Davis is quite talented. I for one am glad he's on "our" side. Another gem is freshman Sen. Whitehouse. He has shown skill as an examiner.

I am pleased that Siegelman is finally getting attention in congress. I shudder to think what it's like to be imprisoned falsely.

readerOfTeaLeaves wrote on October 25, 2007 2:01 AM:

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 wrote on October 25, 2007 8:57 AM:

Aspects of the Siegelman case read like bad fiction. One detail about this case that I find astonishing, although there are many, is that Jill Simpson was run off the road by someone when it became known that she would come forward with testimony on the Siegelman case, in an obvious attempt to intimidate her and keep her from testifying. If that wasn't enough, her house was burned down, too.

markg8 wrote on October 25, 2007 9:52 AM:

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.

Brian wrote on October 25, 2007 11:35 AM:

why did youtube remove videos that are public domain?

Jackie wrote on November 28, 2007 3:57 PM:

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.