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With the McDonnell’s getting short terms then are we not way past time to free Don Siegelman (Original Post) Nobel_Twaddle_III Feb 2015 OP
Apparently the "bipartisan consensus" supports a stark double standard for GOP v. Dems 99th_Monkey Feb 2015 #1
Good and fair question. marble falls Feb 2015 #2
That's an easy one DFW Feb 2015 #3
Which means its wrong... brooklynite Feb 2015 #4
 

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)
1. Apparently the "bipartisan consensus" supports a stark double standard for GOP v. Dems
Fri Feb 20, 2015, 09:22 PM
Feb 2015

For example, try to imagine a Democratic POTUS lying the nation into waging pointless wars, committing torture and other war crimes, while crashing the US economy. How do you think that would go down?

DFW

(54,399 posts)
3. That's an easy one
Sat Feb 21, 2015, 03:54 AM
Feb 2015

Karl Rove personally headed the project to "get" remove Don Siegelman.

The McDonnells were only prosecuted by the normal channels of justice.

brooklynite

(94,585 posts)
4. Which means its wrong...
Sat Feb 21, 2015, 10:40 AM
Feb 2015

Rove may have started the ball rolling, but the appeal occurred when President Obama was in charge of the Justice Dept.

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