How To Kill The Abramoff Investigation In Two Easy Steps

[WilliamPitt]

Step One:

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Bush-Judicial-Nominations.html?hp&ex=1138338000&en=a4735f777a5f958f&ei=5094&partner=homepage

Step Two:

Repeat Step One with the other investigators.

[David Zephyr]

1. Well, it's the first thing I thought of when I heard the news.

It's very cunning of Bush and Rove, isn't it?

Next it will be Fitzgerald.

[Hissyspit]

2. They is SO sleazy.

That makes me sick. And right in the middle of having to think of Alito, too. I feel so engulfed in sleaziness.

[rumpel]

3. oh boy......

[onenote]

4. i still don't see how this kills the investigation

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2065278&mesg_id=2065521

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

5. Holy shit. The fucker doesn't even try to hide it.

[pacalo]

6. Now that's disgusting.

The chief of the Justice Department's public integrity division didn't decline the nomination due to conflict of interest or the appearance of impropriety?

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

7. K&R For those of you not wanting to link....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush on Wednesday nominated one of the Justice Department's lead prosecutors in the Jack Abramoff corruption probe to a U.S. District Court seat.

[ScreamingMeemie]

8. It is really quite amazing how this all goes on under our noses...

Strike that, It is really quite sickening how this all goes on under our noses..

[thefloyd]

9. I know my friends

think I am psycho I just tell them OUR country is going to hell and very few people are paying attention.

[im10ashus]

14. It's exactly how I feel, my friend.

It's like a rollercoaster ride from hell and I feel helpless. But we are fighting back and we are going to win this fight.

[Angry Girl]

10. When I first saw it I thought, "Naah, that can't be right!"

I must be missing something here....

my astonishment knows no words

[stevedeshazer]

11. There was this fellow named Archibald Cox...

The special prosecutor investigating Nixon. Nixon fired him.

That was the beginning of the end for Nixon.

Now, it's true that Nixon didn't promote Cox. The taint followed.

I need more taint.

[Blue_Roses]

12. ...just when I thought I had

risen from the depth of my depression and thought we had a chance...

[hootinholler]

13. I thought step two was to have the case heard before

Reggie Walton.

Edit to add 'randomly assigned', of course.

-Hoot, at least I think his name is Reggie.

[mdelaguna2000]

15. Where is the outcry?

Media silence roars again. God forbid a prosecutor would have the integrity to refuse such a transparent opportunity. Me, me, me.

[w8liftinglady]

16. Do you think they might cover this on Washington Journal?

I'll send it to the show now,and we'll see.

[KharmaTrain]

17. Civil Suits...Klayman The Truth Out Of The Bastards

Why there isn't a Democrat doing this is beyond me. The antics of this regime has opened the door to various civil suits that would enable us to subpoena key people and compell them to testify or face perjury, contempt and jail time. When the Repugnicans couldn't get Clinton, this is how they went about it...the entire Paula Jones fiasco was all about a civil suit.

Surely Abramoff's actions have injured people...his money laundering hurt various charities or had people donate money to charities that didn't recieve the funds or that didn't exist. This is such fodder to poke a major hole into the Repugnican money operation and propaganda machine as a civil suit would lead to discoveries and sworn testimony that could really blow the lid off this entire operation and compell the Justice Department to do something.

Yes, boooosh can, and probably will find ways to stonewall this investigation and limit the damage, but there's plenty of dirt out there already and several investigations underway...those can be the springboard to civil action.

[bigtree]

18. shit

some funky meddling

Who appoints the replacement?

[Vinca]

19. Well, look at the bright side.

It wasn't a recess appointment. You know why? Shrub likes to flaunt his corruption.

[DoYouEverWonder]

20. Who is taking Hillman's place

since he is stepping down from the case?