The guy AG Gonzales should have fired (Boston Herald)

[Up2Late]

The guy AG Gonzales should have fired

By Peter Gelzinis
Boston Herald Columnist
Wednesday, May 30, 2007 - Updated: 11:07 AM EST

Commit the mortal sin of not being Republican enough for Alberto Gonzales, and our attorney general will fire you. Rig a murder conviction against a local Mafia capo and you can expect to be slapped on the wrist with a letter of reprimand. So much for our blind Department of Justice.

For the past month or so, a bipartisan panel of Washington pols has been trying to get George Bush’s sock puppet to explain why he fired eight U.S. Attorneys. Now it’s time to change speeds and ask Little Al why he didn’t fire one assistant U.S. Attorney named Jeffrey Auerhahn?

In a unanimous 3-0 decision last year, the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals found that in the matter of United States v. (Vincent) Ferrara, Jeffrey Auerhahn had painted “a grim picture of blatant (prosecutorial) misconduct.” The federal judges went on to use adjectives such as “egregious,” “outrageous” and “feckless” to describe the tactics used by this veteran prosecutor.

But U.S. District Judge Mark L. Wolf, who heard the original case back in 1992 - and ultimately vacated Vinnie Ferrara’s conviction in April 2005 - went a step further. He believed Auerhahn’s “egregious” behavior included perjury....

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[maddezmom]

1. amazing isn't it

K&R

[Up2Late]

5. I just love how this guy describes Gonzo as "George Bush’s sock puppet"

Just that made reading this worth it.:evilgrin:

[Captain Hilts]

2. Wow! They don't fire a US A for perjury - sweet! nt

[RC]

3. Why should they?

If you don't regularly purger yourself, on and off the job, you aren't a real republican.
How else are you going to justify criminal activities that harm people as as being a good thing? So, perjury has to be ok, correct?

[progressoid]

4. Fire him? Hell, he'll probably get the Medal of Freedom!