Assume for the moment that is a true statement (although it isn't).
It is very true. Having US attorneys conform to certain political views was unheard of. As was firin It g people because they were suspected of not being loyal enough to the president. These are civil service positions, not political appointment and therefore cannot be done on a partisan basis. They also cannot be done based on the religion of the person in question. However, both were done.
Dismissed U.S. Attorneys Summary
Dismissed
Attorney Effective Date
of Resignation Federal District Replacement1 Dismissed December 7, 2006 Others dismissed in 2006 Dismissed in 2005 |
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| 1. | David Iglesias | Dec 19, 2006 | New Mexico | Larry Gomez | | 2. | Kevin V. Ryan | Jan 16, 2007 | Northern California | Scott Schools | | 3. | John McKay | Jan 26, 2007 | Western Washington | Jeffrey C. Sullivan | | 4. | Paul K. Charlton | Jan 31, 2007 | Arizona | Daniel G. Knauss | | 5. | Carol Lam | Feb 15, 2007 | Southern California | Karen Hewitt | | 6. | Daniel Bogden | Feb 28, 2007 | Nevada | Steven Myhre | | 7. | Margaret Chiara | Mar 16, 2007 | Western Michigan | Russell C. Stoddard | |
| 1. | Todd Graves | Mar 24, 20062 | Western Missouri | Bradley Schlozman6 | | 2. | Bud Cummins | Dec 20, 20063 | Eastern Arkansas | Timothy Griffin5 | |
| 1. | Thomas M. DiBiagio | Jan 2, 20054 | Maryland | Allen F. Loucks | | 2. | Kasey Warner | Jul 20054 | Southern W. Virginia | Charles T. Miller | 1Source: Department of Justice, U.S. Attorneys Offices
2Informed of dismissal January 2006.
3Informed of dismissal June 2006.
4Date resignation requested by the Department of Justice is unknown.
5Subsequently submitted resignation on May 30, 2007, effective June 1, 2007.
6Subsequently returned to positions at the Department of Justice in Washington
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David Iglesias (R) believes he was removed from office at the behest of two NM Republican congressmen when he refused to prosecute state Democratic senators before the November 2006 election. [71]
Kevin Ryan (R) Though described as "loyal to the Bush administration," he was allegedly fired for the possible controversy that negative job performance evaluations might cause if they were released. [72]
John McKay (R) Was given a positive job evaluation 7 months before he was fired. After a close WA governor's race resulted in a Democratic victory, local Republicans criticized McKay for not investigating allegations of voter fraud. [73]
Paul K. Charlton (R) Was given a positive job performance evaluation before he was dismissed. He may have been fired because he had started a corruption investigation about Rick Renzi (R) AR. [74]
Carol Lam (R) No reason was given or suggested for her dismissal. [75]
Daniel Bogden (R) was dismissed after 17 years because of a vague sense that a "stronger leader" was needed. His loyalty to President Bush was questioned by Kyle Sampson [76]
Margaret Chiara(R) Was given a positive job evaluation in 2005, and told she was being removed to "make way" for another individual. [77]
Todd Graves (R) had been pressed to bring a civil suit against Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, (D) for allegedly failing to crack down on voting fraud. [78]
Bud Cummins allegedly was asked to leave so Timothy Griffin, an aide to Karl Rove, could have his job. [79]
Thomas M. DiBiagio (R) believes he was asked to step down due to his corruption investigations into the administration of Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R). [80]
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I won't even get into the crap that Gonzales did...
Nothing the DOJ under Obama comes anywhere close to what happened when Gonzales was in charge.
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