WP: White House Backed U.S. Attorney Firings, Officials Say

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/02/AR2007030201949.html

White House Backed U.S. Attorney Firings, Officials Say

By John Solomon and Dan Eggen
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, March 3, 2007; Page A01

The White House approved the firings of seven U.S. attorneys late last year after senior Justice Department officials identified the prosecutors they believed were not doing enough to carry out President Bush's policies on immigration, firearms and other issues, White House and Justice Department officials said yesterday.

The list of prosecutors was assembled last fall, based largely on complaints from members of Congress, law enforcement officials and career Justice Department lawyers, administration officials said.

One of the complaints came from Sen. Pete V. Domenici (R-N.M.), who specifically raised concerns with the Justice Department last fall about the performance of then-U.S. Attorney David C. Iglesias of New Mexico, according to administration officials and Domenici's office.

Iglesias has alleged that two unnamed New Mexico lawmakers pressured him in October to speed up the indictments of Democrats before the elections. Domenici has declined to comment on that allegation.

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Rove/Bush/Cheney and a few asshole congressmen who didn't want to be investigated were behind this whole thing. "Justice Department officials"? In the Bush administration? What an oxymoron.

Give me a break.

:evilfrown:

is this Presidency absolutely out of control

That's the problem.

-Hoot

One more nail in the impeachment coffin.

And it was noted that they didn't talk to each other, and that Gonzales was basically LYING about his desire to prioritize going after corruption of course! Hmm... Kinda juicy!

Check this article out:

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20070302-9999-1n2usat.html

D'oh!

There is no good reason the admin could not have admitted long ago to firing "prosecutors they believed were not doing enough to carry out President Bush's policies on immigration, firearms and other issues." What would be wrong with them doing that? That sounds so innocent. It sounds like they are doing things that at least Republicans would approve of.

But no, the Bush Administration didn't admit to "backing" the firings until late in the game -- months after the incident. We have their explanation for the firings. Now what is the reason they waited so long give their explanation?

Hoo boy, look for the fix to be in early and often if John Solomon, author of numerous hit pieces such as the Harry Reid boxing tickets and the Hillary Clinton charity stories, has been assigned by the Washington Post. The Bush administration really does leave nothing to chance when it comes to their crimes.

The problem, of course, is that in committing any crime, there are 50 ways to foul up. If you can think of 25 of them, you're a genius. And this group isn't exactly bursting at the seams with Mensa candidates.

He must be Karl Rove's squash partner or something.