My friend Swifty, aka Underbelly's Alabama bureau, helps to showcase an issue that needs more attention--what about the US Attorneys who were not fired? Carol Lam and David Iglesias (at least) got in trouble for not pushing the Rove/Cheney agenda. Can we assume there are others who pushed the agenda too well?
Swifty says yes. Here are some excerpts from an email:
Does anybody know if any of the state's editorial pages (or any editorial pages) are looking at the Siegelman prosecution in light of comparison with this Administration's firing of US attorneys -- some of them because they were too tough on Republicans and some because they weren't tough enough on Democrats?
To me, the irony is just glaring.
Here in Alabama, we've got a US atty -- Leura Canary -- that is never going to get fired by this Administration. She has done exactly what Rove et al want -- engineered the prosecution of Democrat Don Siegelman to get him out of the way of Republican Riley's reelection campaign. ... Why this isn't part of the national story and the subject of angry editorials is beyond my comprehension. ...
My first-hand knowledge of Alabama politics is--let's see--ah yes, zilch. But Swifty is an old political reporter who has been watching the Alabama scene off and on for something like 50 years now. If he says it, I'd say it's worth a follow-up.
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