Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/m3qv5 October 19, 2009 - The matter in which President George W. Bush replaced eight federal prosecutors and the resulting media firestorm; in spite of the fact that President Bill Clinton once replaced 93 federal prosecutors, and the media barely raised an eyebrow, still sticks in my craw.
Not to be overlooked is the dynamic that several of the prosecutors that President Clinton replaced were actively engaged in investigating Democrats.
Make no mistake about it, if I am not mistaken, the federal prosecutors serve at the pleasure of the president. At least thing is for sure, why was it okay for President Clinton to do it and yet it was so wrong for President Bush to do it…?
Furthermore, the ruling party in the U.S. Congress is still pursuing the matter: see here and here - Conyers May Call Rove, Miers to Testify Publicly About Attorney Firings.
I was e-mailed this cartoon just the other day… Hat Tip: Analog. http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2009/10/australian-cartoons.html It is just a relevant today as it was in 2007.
Related: Why John Conyers, the New York Times and the Washington Post owe me an apology. By KARL ROVE OPINION AUGUST 19, 2009:
[…]
“Judiciary Democrats had California Rep. Adam Schiff doggedly ask me about four-year-old phone logs, emails, meetings and conversations. What did the committee discover?
“Judging from the evidence released, it uncovered facts that show that my role in the U.S. attorneys issue was minimal and entirely proper. I did not conceive of the idea of removing certain U.S. attorneys, did not select those to be removed, and did not see the lists of U.S. attorneys Justice was considering to replace. I had no idea who was on the final list until Justice sent it to the White House in November 2006. No fair-minded person can review the thousands of pages of documents and testimony and conclude that I drove the process.”
And here, for another point of view: Conyers May Call Rove Miers Testify Attorney Firings http://www.truthout.org/082009R?n Thursday 20 August 2009 by: Jason Leopold, t r u t h o u t Report
20070000 cartoon on GWB replacing 8 fed prosecutors
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203550604574360500363745662.html
http://www.truthout.org/082009R?n
http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2009/10/australian-cartoons.html
Not to be overlooked is the dynamic that several of the prosecutors that President Clinton replaced were actively engaged in investigating Democrats.
Make no mistake about it, if I am not mistaken, the federal prosecutors serve at the pleasure of the president. At least thing is for sure, why was it okay for President Clinton to do it and yet it was so wrong for President Bush to do it…?
Furthermore, the ruling party in the U.S. Congress is still pursuing the matter: see here and here - Conyers May Call Rove, Miers to Testify Publicly About Attorney Firings.
I was e-mailed this cartoon just the other day… Hat Tip: Analog. http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2009/10/australian-cartoons.html It is just a relevant today as it was in 2007.
Related: Why John Conyers, the New York Times and the Washington Post owe me an apology. By KARL ROVE OPINION AUGUST 19, 2009:
[…]
“Judiciary Democrats had California Rep. Adam Schiff doggedly ask me about four-year-old phone logs, emails, meetings and conversations. What did the committee discover?
“Judging from the evidence released, it uncovered facts that show that my role in the U.S. attorneys issue was minimal and entirely proper. I did not conceive of the idea of removing certain U.S. attorneys, did not select those to be removed, and did not see the lists of U.S. attorneys Justice was considering to replace. I had no idea who was on the final list until Justice sent it to the White House in November 2006. No fair-minded person can review the thousands of pages of documents and testimony and conclude that I drove the process.”
And here, for another point of view: Conyers May Call Rove Miers Testify Attorney Firings http://www.truthout.org/082009R?n Thursday 20 August 2009 by: Jason Leopold, t r u t h o u t Report
20070000 cartoon on GWB replacing 8 fed prosecutors
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203550604574360500363745662.html
http://www.truthout.org/082009R?n
http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2009/10/australian-cartoons.html
http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2009/10/media-bias-lap-dogs.html
Twitpic: http://twitpic.com/photos/kevindayhoff
http://twitpic.com/m3qv5
Mediabias Clinton ousts 93 prosecutors cricketschirping Bush43 ousts 8 media outrage http://tinyurl.com/yf7l7od
Twitpic: http://twitpic.com/photos/kevindayhoff
http://twitpic.com/m3qv5
Mediabias Clinton ousts 93 prosecutors cricketschirping Bush43 ousts 8 media outrage http://tinyurl.com/yf7l7od
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