8 US Attorneys wouldn't play ball with the Bush regime. 85 others did

[NNN0LHI]

Kind of scary isn't it?

Better get subpoenas ready for the 85 to find out just what kind of dirty tricks they were forced into performing for Bush and his minions.

Don

[radfringe]

1. BUSH FIRED 125 US ATTORNEYS since Jan. 20, 2001

Testimony of
The Honorable Paul McNulty
Deputy Attorney General
U.S. Department of Justice
February 6, 2007
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http://judiciary.senate.gov/testimony.cfm?id=2516&wit_id=2742

Testimony of Paul J. McNulty Deputy Attorney General
U.S. Department of Justice
Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate
“Is the Department of Justice Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S. Attorneys?”
February 6, 2007

buried in the testimony.....

Since January 20, 2001, 125 new U.S. Attorneys have been nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. "

[NI4NI]

5. Thanx for the post

I've been looking for these numbers for two days.
Thanx again!

[babylonsister]

2. Wow. Put into context, that is very scary.

:(

[NewJeffCT]

3. Krugman had documented this a week or two back

80% of their investigations had targeted Democrats, 18% Republicans...

How much of that was under political pressure? And, how much was a "wink wink/nudge nudge" type of pressure?

[woodsprite]

4. Now THAT'S a headline I'd like to see in the papers! n/t