Comments on: Christie to face ‘grilling’ over Ashcroft cronyism.

By: Sunny Jim

Sunny Jim — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:06:42 +0000

For those of you not local to New Jersey politics, there is something to be said on Christie’s behalf:

While everything said here about him may ring true, he HAS done something rarely seen in the history of New Jersey – he has entered into the inner workings of some of the most notorious and long-standing political machines in American history, and come out with convictions.

He has garnered dozens and dozens of perp walks of both Democrat and Republican scoundrels alike. He uncovered palm-greasing and back-scratching, the details of which would leave your head spinning. He found linkups to real-life wiseguy connections whose tentacles reached into city halls and town councils all over the state.

His investigations produced results:

He arrested twelve mayors and councilmen on one day down in Republican Monmouth County, which is the northern-most part of the Jersey Shore. He went into Hudson County, home to some of the most nefarious elected thieves and head-cracking police ever seen. He went into the rat’s nest that was Sharpe James’s City Hall in Newark for twenty years. And every time, Christie came out with convictions.

Kind of surprising to see him engaging in this sort of stuff himself with the likes of Ashcroft.

Cheers.

By: CitiDC

CitiDC — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:10:06 +0000

Here’s the Post story about Mike Mukasey ALMOST becoming a court-sanctioned monitor.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/29/AR2008012903203.html?hpid=topnews.

This story was oddly buried in the Business section when it ran.

By: Jeannie See

Jeannie See — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:25:45 +0000

“It has also not received a response from Ashcroft to testify.”

Nothing new here.

By: mparker

mparker — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:09:07 +0000

This is all part of Bush’s corruption of the US Justice Department.

These are the guys that Bush “kept”.

I recall another job Christie did against NJ Senator Menendez.

http://www.cnsnews.com/Nation/Archive/200609/NAT20060911a.html

By: mary

mary — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:51:12 +0000

CitiDC – well then it appears that Mukasey has this pot of gold to look forward to when he’s done being AG?

“Officials said that while there had been no accusations of wrongdoing on the part of Mr. Christie or Mr. Ashcroft, aides to Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey were concerned about the appearance of favoritism.”

Hopefully, Mukasey is not just concerned about the APPEARANCE of favoritism.

By: RUCerious

RUCerious — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:28:35 +0000

Corporate Monitor Lizard? Ashcroft would be eminently qualified.

By: dixie blood

dixie blood — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:24:18 +0000

AG Mike Mukasey is another Ghoul-Aid guzzlin’ RePugniScum, Facist brought to us by Sen. Charles Schumer (J-Israel) or better known as Chuck the Schmuck!

Toss in William “The Bloody” Kristol and the entire AIPAC foreign influence crap and I wonder….

Wow, will American interest every trump Israeli interest in our country again? How soon? Where? Not the MSM that’s for sure!

By: CitiDC

CitiDC — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:09:46 +0000

AG Mike Mukasey was headed for a similar appointment. A few weeks ago, the Washington Post reported that Mukasey was a finalist for one of these overseer jobs…. then he got tapped to be AG.

By: mary

mary — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:08:24 +0000

here’s the link:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/10/washington/10justice.html

Thanks ralph the wonder llama but I’m not sure what these people are up to here. Chances are, though, that they’re up to no good. The whole thing stinks to high heaven.

By: mary

mary — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:05:34 +0000

“Under the settlements with the Justice Department, the companies negotiate the fees with the monitors themselves, a situation legal scholars say has the potential for abuse because companies might be overly generous to encourage leniency.”

link

By: Bushie

Bushie — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:02:04 +0000

Why in gods green earth would gumless Conyers send an email? Would not a RSVP be more in accordance with Emily Post etiquette for an invitation to a cluster f***?

The institutional stupidity of Congress never ceases to amaze.

By: ralph the wonder llama

ralph the wonder llama — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:44:44 +0000

mary, that’s a good pull-quote you posted in #5.

It almost sounds as if the NJ GOP thinks that, because Ashcroft has come under criticism before, and Christie might run for governor later, there is no possibility that they could have acted improperly in this (or any other) case.

Weird attempt at inoculating the parties from charges of corruption, don’t you think?

By: williamf

williamf — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:30:00 +0000

Isn’t this what they do? Congress has done the email and letter thing now send this guy a subpoena and follow up on it.

By: Xisithrus

Xisithrus — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:27:39 +0000

Ashcroft a conservative stalwart? He cant even win an election over a dead guy.

By: mary

mary — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:22:50 +0000

“New Jersey GOP Chairman Tom Wilson and other critics have blamed the dust-up on partisan politics. They note that Ashcroft, a conservative stalwart, has long been a lightning rod for Democrats looking to criticize the Bush administration. And that Christie, a former Bush campaign fundraiser, would be the state party’s front-runner if he decides to run for governor next year.”

I help you, you help me.

By: Xisithrus

Xisithrus — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:22:22 +0000

Send them some paper-cuts, that’ll teach ‘em

By: Badmoodman

Badmoodman — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:11:47 +0000

“Grilling”? Puh-leeeze, grilling like you get at the local sushi bar.

By: dixie blood

dixie blood — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:05:17 +0000

Cronyism?? I’m shocked. I’m just shocked I tell you!!!

/scarcasm off

By: The Republic of Stupidity

The Republic of Stupidity — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:03:02 +0000

No response?

Well, Duh!!!

Did someone forget who we’re dealing w/ here?