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Why I Was Fired

NY Times ^ | 21 MARCH 2007 | DAVID C. IGLESIAS

Posted on by rdb3

Op-Ed Contributor

Why I Was Fired

Albuquerque WITH this weeks release of more than 3,000 Justice Department e-mail messages about the dismissal of eight federal prosecutors, it seems clear that politics played a role in the ousters. Of course, as one of the eight, Ive felt this way for some time. But now that the record is out there in black and white for the rest of the country to see, the argument that we were fired for performance related reasons (in the words of Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty) is starting to look more than a little wobbly. United States attorneys have a long history of being insulated from politics. Although we receive our appointments through the political process (I am a Republican who was recommended by Senator Pete Domenici), we are expected to be apolitical once we are in office. I will never forget John Ashcroft, then the attorney general, telling me during the summer of 2001 that politics should play no role during my tenure. I took that message to heart. Little did I know that I could be fired for not being political.

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To: rdb3

The little whinner didn't do their job.



by 2 posted onby bmwcyle (Freep Fox they drop the ball on GOE)

To: rdb3

Is he suppose to be the new Joe Wilson???



To: rdb3

Mistake was not firing them all as the very first act. This new tone crap sucks, big time.



To: rdb3

United States attorneys have a long history of being insulated from politics



Oh really? When did that long history of being "insulated" from politics begin? Sometime after Nixon? Or after Janet Reno maybe?



by 5 posted onby silverleaf (Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)

To: Mo1

just be thankful you were only fired. Under Hitlery Admin you could be whacked!



To: rdb3

Quit whining and get on with life.



by 7 posted onby theDentist (Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)

To: rdb3

The Bush administration needs to take these guys out in the public square. Unfortunately, their motto seems to be "Let a thousand Joe Wilsons bloom".



To: rdb3

I thought the US Attorney's were like the cabinet members and served at the discretion of the White House. They can be terminated at any time without cause.



To: rdb3

Hey Iglesias...what part of "serving at the pleasure of the President" don't you understand??



To: rdb3

These guys serve at the pleasure of the President. He could fire them all, every third one, or just one.



I am disgusted by partisan politics.



To: rdb3

Politics in Washington?! I'm shocked! Shocked I tell ya!



Politics is illegal for Republicans, don't they know that? Pretty soon, it will be illegal to even be a Republican.



To: rdb3

Someone PLEASE post the letter from Schumer to Comey that Rush read the other day!! It should be in the SIDEBAR as it's own thread so lurkers could even know what he wrote!



To: mbynack

They are .. seems this guy thinks he is above the President and doesn't think he should be criticized



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To: rdb3

"Why I Was Fired"



Because you are the type of scumbag that goes running whining to the NY Times when you don't get your way.



by 16 posted onby L98Fiero (A fool who'll waste his life, God rest his guts.)

To: rdb3

President Bush addressed this scandal yesterday. I appreciate his gratitude for my service  this marks the first time I have been thanked.



by 17 posted onby TruthShallSetYouFree (Abortion is to family planning what bankruptcy is to financial planning.)

To: rdb3

Hey Davey, You are not in France!



To: rdb3

It's open knowledge in NM that this guy was a walking CYA with eyes on a political future. He's ostensably a Repub, having been mentored by Pete Domenici (in happier days), but never took on the hard cases as to not raise contraversy. Where he really fell down was not investigating ANSWER - ACORN fraudlent voter registrations in 2004. He constantly "delegated" the harder tasks down to subordinates who wern't up to the task or have the horsepower to move them forward, all while keeping his own butt in the clear.



He's simply an opportunist of the highest order, rode the Repubs while it was good, and now is blowing with the latest wind.



To: Tarpon

Mistake was not firing them all as the very first act. This new tone crap sucks, big time. The 'New Tone' destroyed the chances of Bush being an effective leader, domestically, right out of the gate. He left the entire democrat establishment in place in DC and they have attempted to thwart every initiative of the administration and hvae been largely successful. Couple that with the DOJ's refusal to investigate and prosecute leaks...even leaks of classified material and you get what looks like the Gang that Couldn't Shoot Straight for an administration.



by 20 posted onby pgkdan (Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions - G.K. Chesterton)

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