I was a victim of Rove, convicted Dem governor claims

[kpete]

Convicted governor: 'Rove's fingerprints are all over this case'
RAW STORY
Published: Wednesday June 27, 2007

A Democrat, Don Siegelman, the former governor of Alabama who was convicted in a federal corruption case, "tried to paint a bigger picture , saying he was a victim of Karl Rove, the senior political adviser in the White House," Wednesday's New York Times reports.

“The origins of this case are political,” Siegelman claimed. “There’s no question that Karl Rove’s fingerprints are all over this case, from the inception.”

"His words, in turn, have been fueled by an affidavit that seems to link his prosecution to high government circles, which has given the case a serious jolt," Adam Nossiter reports for the Times.

Excerpts from article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/27/us/27alabama.html?th&emc=th

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Mr. Siegelman was convicted of bribery, conspiracy and mail fraud last year after being accused of persuading Richard M. Scrushy, then the chairman of the HealthSouth Corporation, to pay off $500,000 in debt from a lottery campaign the governor had initiated, in exchange for a seat on a state hospital licensing board. Mr. Scrushy was also convicted.

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Mr. Siegelman repeated his assertion about Mr. Rove’s involvement three times. The evidence is slight, but it has charged the atmosphere of a case that had seemed parochial, for all its partisan, hard-edged Alabama undertones.

more at:
http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Convicted_governor_Roves_fingerprints_are_all_0627.html

[The Count]

1. So, the firing of the US Attorneys wasn't for bad performance then....

As Paul Krugman said once in the beginning of this story - "the real scandal is, what did the ones who weren't fired have to do to keep their job....

[Solo_in_MD]

2. He was convicted of play-to-pay

Whats his next statement...."the bitch set me up"