Regarding the March 18 letter, “Evidence of how vicious the Dems are”:
No “Equal justice under the law” by “vicious” Democrats?
President Bush replaced U.S. attorneys during his first term. It is common practice. However, Bush fired his own appointees mid-term. The when and how is unprecedented.
U.S. Attorney John McKay, appointed by Bush in 2001, had a positive evaluation from the Bush administration seven months before his firing. I could not find McKay’s quote that he “was too busy” to pursue election fraud. Judge John Bridges ruled that the Republican Party did not provide enough proof to change the 2004 governor’s election. No appeal followed.
Robert Ray closed the Whitewater probe in 2000 citing insufficient evidence. Independent counsel Ken Starr was appointed by a three-judge panel, two of whom were Republican appointments. Starr picked Ray to succeed him. A senior Bush appointment, former Arkansas U.S. Attorney Charles Banks, had investigated and refused to pursue it.
Scooter Libby will get a presidential pardon. Valerie Plame was a covert operative for the CIA. Written testimony given to Congress last week from Gen. Michael V. Hayden, the current CIA director, reaffirms that Plame’s status was covert and classified by executive order the day of Robert Novak’s column.
Tom DeLay was under investigation several years before Ronnie Earle, who procecutes both parties, indicted him on Sept. 28, 2005. Republican conference rules removed him as majority leader shortly after. However, Delay then regained his seat on the House Appropriations Committee. He officially resigned from Congress on June 9, 2006. If the investigation of William Jefferson leads to his indictment, he should resign. Until then, not unlike Delay, he gets to keep his seat.
Some Republicans want Alberto Gonzales fired, too. Congressional testimony will clarify their positions. That’s fair.
Linda Larsen
Everett
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