Right.
I think the remaining 85 U.S. Attorneys who weren’t fired by Karl Rove have gotten the message loud and clear: Play ball or hit the road, Jack. No need to bribe a judge if you can convince the prosecuting attorneys to look the other way. Obstruction of justice? Nah, just greasin’ the gears a bit.
Is Justice Blind or Just Myopic?
The pressure from the White House is palpable. And there’s an interesting pattern emerging as well:
U.S. Attorney David Iglesias in New Mexico was pressured by Senator Pete Domenici and Representative Heather Wilson to file charges against Democrats…for Voter Fraud, if you can believe that! (Iglesias looked into 100 complaints, but couldn’t find evidence of crime. So he got fired.)
U.S. Attorney Daniel Bogden of Nevada was let go after opening a probe into Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons (Republican, of course).
U.S. Attorney Carol Lam in California convicted Rep. Duke Cunningham (R-CA) of taking bribes from defense contractors; she was also investigating Rep. Jerry Lewis (guess which party). So Attorney General Gonzales aide Kyle Sampson proposed getting rid of Lam. Oh, and get this:
Both Cunningham and Lewis took bribes from a company called MZM that re-furnished Dick Cheney’s office for $140-thousand dollars. MZM then bought a $140K yacht for Duke Cunningham. Attorney Lam was getting too close to the Vice President. Gonzales to Cheney: No problemo.
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