Posted on 03/16/2007 6:15:11 AM PDT by seanmerc
Democrats smell blood -- and campaign cash -- in the uproar over the Justice Department's firing of eight federal prosecutors last year. "This could be George Bush's Watergate," Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean wrote in an e-mail soliciting campaign funds yesterday. Senate Democrats said their investigation into the firings is intended to preserve independence for federal prosecutors and keep them from being used as political foot soldiers for the executive branch. "Every single U.S. attorney has to have an objectivity and independence, and a willingness to pursue facts, wherever those facts lead them," said Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California Democrat. "My greatest worry about this whole episode is that it is having a chilling effect on the objectivity of U.S. attorneys all across this nation." However, Republican senators, while unhappy with the Justice Department and the White House's bungled response to inquiries, charged Democrats with using the issue for political and financial gain. Sen. Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania Republican, said Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, was using information gained in congressional inquiries he directed to attack Republicans through the Senate Democrats' fundraising arm, which Mr. Schumer chairs. "I believe there is a conflict of interest between Senator Schumer's position as chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the leader of this inquiry," said Mr. Specter, the Judiciary Committee's top Republican. Mr. Schumer rejected Mr. Specter's criticism during a low-key but tense exchange in a Senate Judiciary Committee session. "I fail to see any conflict whatsoever," said Mr. Schumer, who chairs the Judiciary administrative oversight and the courts subcommittee, which last week interviewed four of the fired prosecutors. Mr. Schumer said his investigation has focused "exclusively" on the Justice Department and the White House, and the Senate Select Committee on Ethics will handle any issues regarding lawmakers.
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Yep, but the usual limp-wristed Republican response will only embolden them more.
Looks like Howie is doing the "We're only $10 from impeachment" scam.
Boy the democrats sure know how to play the moonbat netrooters for suckers don't they. Gee this ones gona get him for sure, send cash.
ROTFLMAO!!!!
Exactly. Same tired 1960s - 1970's Democrats. Their always one dream away from another Watergate or Vietnam. Can this unholy generation pass too fast?
Please, Please you liberal scum, liberate us from GW, throw him out of office, and lets put Dick Cheney in charge.
Then we can watch you all piss in you pants for the next two years while he kill you off one at a time, politically speaking.
Yes, their bumbling and fumbling this like they did with 'Plamegate'. Call the Demonrats out with Clintoon firing all but one attorney. This is sickening. Typical GOP sitting back like idiots while the Demonrats play this game. They need to CONSTANTLY bring up the fact Clintoon did this and MORE and demand if the Demonrats want to look into this then they will look into Clintoon's firing of the US Attorneys. But will they? And people wonder why I'm so strongly for Duncan Hunter? This idiocy has to STOP with the GOP.
LMAO....I am already tired of this Nothing Gate...
No kidding, but the whole trend is deadly serious. Since the Libby thing proved that you can convict someone for nothing, the technique will be used over and over.
Dims are like terrorists, the care only for victory and will use any means.
.......and guess what? The moonbat brigade will sit down and write them a check just KNOWING this is the time Karl Rove really, really, really gets caught.
Talk about your fevered dumba**. These people are the chosen ones. Dumba** that is.
Tell it like it is...limp-wristed BUSH. All he had to do was come out strongly ridiculing the uproar, backing Gonzales, and pointing out repeatedly that Clinton fired every single Attorney for political reasons. But he is a wimp, like his father before him, so he'll just bend over for 'em.
Its this kind of nonsense that ensures control of the Congress will not be in the hands of Democrats after 2008.
I notice the DoJ was perfectly happy with the performance of one U.S. Attorney: Johnny Sutton.
What is this, the 4,217th "Bush's Watergate"? /spit
What is this, the 4,217th "Bush's Watergate"? /spit
But of course, they are scared to death of Dick Cheney and they should be.
With the new media having already exposed the Democrat's hypocrisy when Bill Clinton fired all 93 USDAs...Howling Howard should have nothing to say.
Sadly, I read this and think: "Wonder what Cheney thinks about securing our border?"
Unfortunately, it seems like Bush has thrown in the towel on everything but Iraq.
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