Comment by BUSH_SUKS_GANNONS_COCK — October 23, 2007 @ 5:24 pm

I was thinking the same thing.

Here, here. But it begs the question; why has the media spread this myth that this kind of thing has happened in other administrations.

I have never seen such allegations concerning improper political pressure against US Attorneys from any prior administration, Republican or Democratic. One becomes use to seeing the charge of political prosecution whenever a political figure is charged. However, the statistics support the finding that Bush administration US Attorneys target Democrats more than Republicans in state and local corruption cases. Again, this has not been true under other Democratic or Republican administrations. This added to the unprecedented firing of US Attorneys during an administration (with political issues seemingly involved) lends support to that theory. Thornburgh (as an advocate, his credibility is diminished) has not been the only former Regan DoJ senior official to question what has happened at Justice.

The Bush administration tried to turn this country into a one party state. They very nearly succeeded. The alliance with K Street, corporate interests, and the religious right provided powerful political punch. The press remains cowered to this day. The Justice Department politicization was merely part of the process. It was used to stack the deck for voter rights, attack Democrats on the local and state level (where the overall trend would not be apparent and where the state parties would be severely damaged) and to pack DoJ with career attorneys chosen by political test.

There is every reason to question whether prosecutions have been political. The Bush administration has been the most corrupt administration in this regard in modern history. It reeks of the corruption we used to find in both parties that led to the civil service reforms and strict nonpartisan treatment of US Attorneys. It is sorry to see such a decline in our government.

I could be wrong.

You don’t find it odd that the Bush run Justice Department prosecuted 10 times as many Democrats as Republicans but got convictions on 10 times as many Republicans as Democrats?

You don’t find it odd that Carol Lam was fired just when she was getting ready to indict Jerry Lewis?

You think all those things were coincidences? Sure you do because you are one of the 24!

None.

Hmmm…like John McKay, another Repub who can’t be bought or intimidated by the Cheney machine. More power to him.

he has to hate America!