Rove dirty tricks - The Fall of a Democratic Governor

[Loki]

This editorial just published in the NYT today indicates what we have suspected was going on in the Bush Justice Department - a dirty tricks campaign fomented in the criminal brain of Karl Rove and put into place by the Gonzales Justice Department. I hope this grows exceedingly long legs that end in impeachment and jail. If there is any justice, Karl will suffer the same consequences as his mentor Lee Atwater, but I much prefer jail.

The Federal Prosecutor scandal wasn't just about election control, it was a systematic move to bring down elected Democrats by whatever means necessary.


http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/30/opinion/30sat2.html?ex=1340856000&en=6522ac53b9fc2a90&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

Questions About a Governor’s Fall

Published: June 30, 2007
It is extremely disturbing that Don Siegelman, the former governor of Alabama, was hauled off to jail this week. There is reason to believe his prosecution may have been a political hit, intended to take out the state’s most prominent Democrat, a serious charge that has not been adequately investigated. The appeals court that hears his case should demand answers, as should Congress.

The United States attorneys scandal has made clear that partisan politics is a driving force in the Bush Justice Department. Top prosecutors were fired for refusing to prosecute Democrats or for not bringing baseless vote-fraud cases to help Republicans. Lawyers were improperly hired based on party affiliation.


snip.......The most arresting evidence that Mr. Siegelman may have been railroaded is a sworn statement by a Republican lawyer, Dana Jill Simpson. Ms. Simpson said she was on a conference call in which Bill Canary, the husband of the United States attorney whose office handled the case, insisted that “his girls” would “take care of” Mr. Siegelman. According to Ms. Simpson, he identified his “girls” as his wife, Leura Canary, and another top Alabama prosecutor. Mr. Canary, who has longstanding ties to Karl Rove, also said, according to Ms. Simpson, that he had worked it out with “Karl.”

[kurth]

1. Dirty Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States

Why is he not in jail?