I’m a political news junkie, but I’m sick of hearing about the US Attorney controversy.  It’s such a snoozer that it *almost* makes me want to watch coverage of who the father of Anna Nicole’s baby is.  I thought that, at the very least, I should pen one post on the topic.  Keep in mind that I’m an engineer, not a lawyer.

The whole situation seems very simple.  The USAs are political appointees that serve at the pleasure of the President (how many times have you heard that lately?!).  That should be the end of the story, but the Dems are flexing some political muscle and demanding explanations.  They have now authorized subpoenas for Rove and others.  The White House is stonewalling and claiming executive privilege.

The ExPriv claim is bothersome to me.  It’s analogous to an alleged criminal pleading the fifth, which to unbiased observers is practically an admission of guilt.  It makes me wonder what the Bush administration has to hide.  If the dismissal of the USAs is justified then give your reasons under oath.  Sure, they might seem shallow and self serving, but that is better than the alternative of rampant speculation.

I personally don’t approve of what appears to be the reason for the firings.  Depending on what you read it seems that Rove wanted more vigorous prosecution of Dems than GOP members for ethics abuses.  So instead of fixing the real problem of unethical elected officials Rove thinks the best solution for the party and the country is to simply install people that will look the other way and prosecute the other party.  I can’t abide by that.

I’m done with this story until something with meat on the bones comes out.

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