Did White House Pull Nomination To Avoid Questions Over 2004 Minority Voter Suppression?

[marmar]

from ThinkProgress:


Did White House Pull Nomination To Avoid Questions Over 2004 Minority Voter Suppression?

Tim Griffin — a “37-year-old protege” of Karl Rove and the former research director of the Republican National Committee — has become the poster boy for the Bush administration’s politicization of the office of U.S. attorney.

On Feb. 15, Griffin suddenly announced that he had “made the decision not to let my name go forward to the Senate” for approval. Instead, he will serve indefinitely as an “interim” prosecutor. By avoiding Senate approval, Griffin will also avoid having to answer questions under oath about his role in a plan to supress Florida votes — primarily those of African-American servicemembers — in the 2004 election. From the LA Times, 10/28/04:

The Bush campaign is planning an election day effort to disrupt ballot casting by African Americans by challenging voters whose names are on a “caging list,” according to a British news report.

Citing an internal GOP e-mail with the subject line “caging,” the BBC reported Tuesday that Florida Republicans had a list of 1,886 names and addresses of voters in largely black and traditionally Democratic areas of Jacksonville. …

But African American leaders Wednesday called the list another “shameful” Republican effort to keep blacks from voting.

Yesterday, the public radio station KUAR in Arkansas aired an interview with Griffin, in which he denied involvement in this scheme. He called the report “patently false.” ....(more)

The complete piece is at: http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/02/griffin-voter-suppression/

[LiberalFighter]

1. That shouldn't stop Congress from investigating and questioning the worthless scumbag

[marmar]

3. Agreed.

n/t

[Kagemusha]

2. Uh, he doesn't NEED confirmation to stay in his job until fired!!

Isn't that convenient!? Withdraw your nomination, keep your job, with pay!