What's the real motive for knocking off those eight, now nine, maybe more U.S. attorneys--Republican appointees all--apparently replaced for insufficient fealty to the Bushie party line? In part, the truth may be lurking in the upcoming 2008 elections. Full Story »
Posted by Chris Finnie
A tad slanted to the left (TomPaine.com), this nonetheless timlery opinion piece drives important points home with well-reasoned arguments about the US attorney firing dilemma.
The story lays out the Rove attack on voter registration in the context of the firings of the federal prosecuting attorneys. The story parallels the story in the Monday interview with Greg Palast on DemocracyNow.
Now posted on TomPaine.com, this story originally appeared in the Messenger Post Newspapers in upstate New York. It's interesting because it gives a larger context to the growing scandal at the Department of Justice. And, unfortunately, something for voters to watch for in the 2008 elections.
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