[SkyPilot]

They were threatened by a DC attorney who told them that if they revealed the name of his client, he would file a huge lawsuit. They backed down, and the attorney never named his client, nor did ABC.

I think that contributed to it - but I believe there were some names of Democrats, or names in the MSM that ABC didn't want released.

They released one name - that of a Bush Admin political appointee. No one else. Tobias was someone that 99.99999999% of American never heard of, and he is ultimately forgettable.

He was the biggest fish they could fry to try to embarrass Bush and/or Republicans in DC.

I am sure there were Democrats on the list, but ABC must have been sorely disappointed that after scouring 46 lbs of phone records - there were no more Republicans to destroy.

So ABC threw in the towel and consoled themselves with destroying one man appointed by a Republican.

[TommyDale]

"I am sure there were Democrats on the list"

I'm fairly certain that MOST names on the list were Democrats, because they most often have to pay for sex.

[weegee]

So ABC threw in the towel and consoled themselves with destroying one man appointed by a Republican.

This little episode needs to appear in all public school textbooks that discuss the horrors of "McCarthyism".

Political witchhunts continue into this day. The DNC is in collusion with the Mass Media to smear the political opposition party. They even have termed it "the culture of corruption".

It is only considered the failings of ONE of the parties by a biased media that censors all reports of corruption and moral failings committed by Democrats.

[GAB-1955]

Yes, but the only political appointees that the list could have over the last six years are Bush appointees. The GOP controls the power of patronage right now, which is one hidden reason the Dems are fighting so hard for the White House. Another four years of Republican control is going to choke off many promising careers of Democrat would-be assistant secretaries and low-to-middle-level politicians. One of the reasons the Clinton Administration was such a disaster was that there weren’t any seasoned politicians in the White House.

That’s one reason why I am not surprised to see Republican names released. It’s not the only reason; there are biases; but in Washington, there is always more than one reason anything gets done. Policy, bureaucracy, and personal vanity combine here to make the imperfect storm.

[Almondjoy]

What is keeping the Madame from releasing the names?