Justice Dept. now can’t fill U.S. attorney spots.
Justice Dept. now can’t fill U.S. attorney spots.
“The Bush administration’s decision to fire nine U.S. attorneys last year has created a new problem for the White House: The controversy appears to be discouraging applications for some of the 22 prosecutor posts that President Bush needs to fill.”
Of the nation’s 93 U.S. attorneys, 22 are serving without Senate confirmation as interim or acting prosecutors. They represent districts in Alaska, Arizona, California, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, West Virginia and Washington.
White House spokesman Tony Fratto said the administration is committed to nominating candidates for all 22 open positions, but so far the administration has submitted only four nominees.
In Florida, the panel that’s evaluating candidates and making recommendations to the White House has received only two applicants for the vacancy left by U.S. Attorney Paul Perez in Tampa – even after it extended the May 3 deadline to apply.
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May 25th, 2007 at 7:34 pmDon’t Read Their Posts & Don’t Respond to Their Posts
It will make you feel alot better.
blah, blah, libtards…blah, blah, surrender…blah, blah, moonbats…blah, blah, islamofacist…
May 25th, 2007 at 7:35 pmIt seems that Donald Trump is vetting the choices. Would anyone be willing to accept a job on those terms? By the way, Donald, you’re fired.
May 25th, 2007 at 7:36 pmThey just need to go back to Regent University; I’m sure there are plenty of otherwise unemployable law graduates looking for work.
May 25th, 2007 at 7:43 pmInteresting. Even Repugnicans are wising up to Chimpy and his crowd
May 25th, 2007 at 7:46 pmWhy isn’t Arkansas on that list??????? Do they consider Griffin permanent?
May 25th, 2007 at 7:46 pmHow exactly is this a problem for the White House?
After all, they don’t really want to put qualified permanent replacements in these positions…they’d much rather leave in the permanent “interim” political shill appointees.
May 25th, 2007 at 7:49 pmOf course not. Who, in their right mind, would want that on their resume?
May 25th, 2007 at 7:51 pmThat, plus the fear of being dumped by the whim of a political hack.
blah, blah, libtards…blah, blah, surrender…blah, blah, moonbats…blah, blah, islamofacist…
May 25th, 2007 at 7:54 pmWait a minute. How can he have 22 acting US Attorneys who have not been confirmed by the senate? Did he make 22 appointments after the Patriot Act was passed? Now I”m really confused.
May 25th, 2007 at 8:04 pmWhen you wish upon a swastika, makes no difference which member of the Bush crime family you are…
May 25th, 2007 at 8:05 pmNo AMERICAN lawyer with an ounce of sense…
…or patriotism…
…will work for the facist criminal Bushite junta…
…conservatism is going to die…
May 25th, 2007 at 8:05 pmHow is this a problem for the Bush administration?
May 25th, 2007 at 8:06 pmBurn the toast and scrape it. Burn the toast and scrape it. Over and over and over again.
No matter what the issue, GDumbya and his Keystone Kops manage to bungle it. I really don’t think these morons could organize a two-car funeral let alone prosecute a successful war and occupation in a Middle Eastern country.
I wouldn’t even trust any of them to babysit my kids.
May 25th, 2007 at 8:09 pmc’mon! up er down vote..obstructionists!
May 25th, 2007 at 8:12 pmThis predicament is baffling to me. In fact, it’s kind of a no-BRAINER.
Here’s what the Bush administration is looking for:
1. A GPA between 1.7 and 2.2.
2. High school, not college.
3. Having in your possession, a huge picture of Jesus so you can hang it in your office.
4. Having in your possession, a huge picture of George W. Bush so you can hang it in your office.
5. Having at least one DUI arrest.
6. Political contributions to the Bush administration amounting to at least $100,000. That’s the bare minimum.
7. A bare/bald head. The boss may like to rub it.
8. Access to a “beard” for parties and GOP functions. No, that’s not facial hair!
9. Being a “yes man.”
10. Flunking a bar exam at least once.
May 25th, 2007 at 8:13 pmZooey sez:
Great minds think alike… ^_^
May 25th, 2007 at 8:20 pmTHAT IS JUST ANOTHER FRIGGIN LIE DUDE OF COURSE THAN CAN FILL IT
AND REGARDING $3.50 PER GAS AND NOW THEY ARE WATCHING GOUGING
VERY CAREFULLY PASSING TOUGH MEANINGFUL LAWS YET BUSH APPOINTED
A FOX TO COVER THE HEN HOUSE
ABSOLUTELY FRIGGIN CORRUPTION DUDE
AND I AM STANDING STRONG DUDE A+ SERVICE FROM MCDONALDS FOR US
AND DOUBLE FAILING THAT’S A GRADE F +F FOR 28% APPROVAL RATING
LISTEN, IF THEY MAKE CAMPAIGN PROMISES LYING THROUGH THEIR TEETH
JUST TO SIMPLY ACHIEVE THE ELFS POT AND A BLANK CHECK INSIDE DEAL
FOR ALL THEIR LEECHES/TERMITES = CRONY’S
ROUND ALL THESE LIARS AND BROKEN PROMISE SWINDLERS AND THROW
THEM IN THE FRIGGIN SLAMMER FOR SWINDLING AND HOODLUMING DUDE
ABSOLUTELY POLITICAL PARASITES DUDE POLITICAL FRIGGIN TOTALLY CORRUPTED PARASITES DUDE
May 25th, 2007 at 8:21 pmComment by TripMaster Monkey — May 25, 2007 @ 8:20 pm
Heh. Oops.
I’ve been avoiding troll droppings, so I skipped to the end. Thank goodness I’m having a “great mind” moment with an actual great mind.
:-)
May 25th, 2007 at 8:25 pmcome on Mighty Aphrodite! Time to submit your application…after all, you’re a “Loyal Bushie!”
May 25th, 2007 at 8:26 pmAwwww…I’m blushing….^_^
May 25th, 2007 at 8:28 pmHey, you two!
Get a room!
May 25th, 2007 at 8:39 pmTom is jealous of our great minds, Trip.
Heh.
May 25th, 2007 at 9:25 pmWho wants to serve in a house of cards…the Bush Crime Family?
May 25th, 2007 at 10:19 pmMission Accomplished
May 25th, 2007 at 10:24 pmJust leave the positions vacant till Bush is gone from the White House!
May 25th, 2007 at 10:56 pmJay, you are right. Clinton left a whole bunch of positions open because the Republicans wouldn’t pass his nominees.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:33 pmMaybe M!ghty Aphrod!te will apply.
I commented on her earlier, but spelled her name properly and TP is going out of their way to protect her from any warranted criticism. But, after all, she’s a defense attorney, with a successful practice, in one of the areas targeted for a Loyal Bushie.
And, she doesn’t know what civil rights were violated in the Padilla case. A perfect candidate for an Attorney General!
May 26th, 2007 at 12:08 am“But, after all, she’s a defense attorney, with a successful practice, in one of the areas targeted for a Loyal Bushie.”
What area is that? Sussex? Sydney? Montreal?
May 26th, 2007 at 12:11 amI am actually pretty sure Tranny is from Pretoria, South Africa.
May 26th, 2007 at 12:23 amJPark, she claims San Diego.
May 26th, 2007 at 12:24 amI know, BnF. She lies. San Diegoans don’t spell things with the extra u. Labour, behaviour, or harbour. Or switching the r and the e like theatre or centre. She certainly isn’t American and seeing as she is a fascist pig I am still guessing Pretoria.
May 26th, 2007 at 12:34 amI’ve got another candidate for the position of US attorney: Exley. Seixon would make a great nominee, too.
They both worship at the feet of the Bush altar, and have a cursory knowledge of the law -at least enough to argue that the Bush administration does not torture or that it is ok because the unitarian executive said it’s ok.
Loyalty before actual qualifications. Little else matters to Pres Bush.
May 26th, 2007 at 1:53 amwho in their right mind wants to be associated even with the clean up for these ***holes.
May 26th, 2007 at 6:49 amBriseadh na Faire sez:
Indeed…given the fact that she was unable to supply a cogent interpretation of Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution, she’d fit right in over there with the rest of the vipers.
May 26th, 2007 at 9:03 amEveryone in their Reich mind.
May 26th, 2007 at 12:10 pmIt doesn’t matter what Gonzales does anymore:
If he resigns he will be ineffective in running the Justice Dept.
If he stays he will be ineffective in running the Justice Dept.
He has created such a dysfunctional state over there, it reminds me of Rumsfeld and the Pentagon.
May 26th, 2007 at 1:43 pm