One-Third of U.S. Attorneys Are Bush Holdovers

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By Andrew Ramonas | October 2, 2009

U.S. Attorneys appointed by President Bush are clinging to office longer than their predecessors in the Clinton administration did, according to Justice Department and Senate data.

More than eight months after Democrat Barack Obama took office, 23 Senate-confirmed U.S. Attorneys from the Bush administration remain in office. Another eight U.S. Attorneys who were appointed during the Bush administration, but not confirmed by the Senate, are also still in office. That makes a total of 31 Bush-era appointees who are still running the top federal prosecuting offices around the country, out of 93 U.S. Attorney positions nationwide.

At this point in 2001 — the last year control of the White House changed party hands, when Republican George W. Bush succeeded Democrat Bill Clinton — only eight Clinton appointees were still serving in the new GOP administration. Put another way, one-third of the U.S. Attorney offices in the Obama administration today are still run by Bush holdovers. At this point in the George W. Bush administration, less than 9 percent of the slots were occupied by Clinton holdovers ...

The issue of Bush-holdovers has attracted notice because of the intense partisan battles over Justice Department personnel and actions that took place during the Bush administration. And some of the Bush-era U.S. Attorneys still serving today were at the center of those controversies ...

http://www.mainjustice.com/2009/10/02/one-third-of-us-attorneys-are-bush-holdovers/

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[Solly Mack]

1. k/r

[annabanana]

2. The dirty ring around the tub. . . . n/t

[indepat]

3. What the f-word! There can be no equal justice under the law when political appointments

given a political hatchet mission continue to hold office as US Attorneys. :shrug:

[TacticalPeek]

4. Eight dimensions.

Count 'em, eight.

[Joanne98]

5. CHANGE!