Clinton/Reno fired 92 Federal Prosecutors

[spence]

Originally Posted by stripersnipr

So if Bush had fired 93 fp's at the beginning of his term and let a few of them clean out their desks for a few months we wouldn't be seeing this uproar? I don't think so.

Well, considering there is quite a precident, I don't think you can just state this for partisanship alone. These firings coming at this time, just after the mid-term election is from what I've read is more than a bit unusual.

This ordeal is about how the Administration has tried to cover up the political influences in these decisions. There is amazingly enough much hard evidence in this case detailing the political decision process, which completely contradicts what was told publicly.

Many members of Congress are stating they were intentionally misled, and potentially were lied to under oath. Even Republican members of Congress are up in arms and a few now calling for Gonzales to resign.

The Administration has brought this upon themselves. Had they just come clean once the issue started to stink they could have probably gotten through this without all that much harm.

But they tried to brush it off with some misdirection at first, then have changed their story several times since.

Those claiming this is a partisan attack with no substance (like Skip) are either uninformed or ignoring the facts.

-spence

[stripersnipr]

Originally Posted by spence

Those claiming this is a partisan attack with no substance (like Skip) are either uninformed or ignoring the facts.

-spence

It's not a question of substance it's a question of double standards and hypocrisy. It's a fact that when Clinton (in a highly unusual manuever) fired 92 federal prosecutors mainstream media barely blinked an eye. This is a media fueled issue that would go hardly noticed if polticians on both sides weren't compelled by the major news outlets to express their "outrage". Fortunately some people have the ability to see it for what it is which is more of same old BS plain and simple.

[spence]

Originally Posted by stripersnipr

It's a fact that when Clinton (in a highly unusual manuever) fired 92 federal prosecutors mainstream media barely blinked an eye.

But Clinton's actions weren't highly unusual. Bush did the same thing in 2001 and you didn't hear a peep from the evil liberal media then did you?

Firing a large and select group of prosecutors mid-term appears to be unprecidented. The quite serious ethics violations that appear to be present, and the lame attempt to cover them up are the problem.

But if blaming Clinton for all of Bush's failings helps you sleep at night...

-spence