Did Rove stymie criminal probe in Alabama?
At the heart of the Siegelman scandal in Alabama is the question of selective justice. In 2002, a lobbyist/landfill developer told the U.S. Attorney’s office that he used illegal campaign contributions to bribe some of the biggest names in Alabama Republican politics, including Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), a Bush-appointed federal judge William Pryor Jr. He also identified Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman (D).
The U.S. Attorney’s office proceeded to ignore every piece of evidence against Sessions and Pryor, and prosecute Siegelman with everything prosecutors could come up with. One person involved in the prosecution said they left the Republicans alone on purpose because they had Rs after their name: “Sessions and Pryor were on the home team.”
Given what we’ve learned over the course of the year about the politicization of U.S. Attorneys’ offices, and the pressure to prosecute Dems and look the other way for Republicans, the next question, of course, is what drove the process in Alabama. Republican lawyer Dana Jill Simpson, answering questions under oath from House investigators, implicated Karl Rove in the mess.
Digby has more.
The never ending political mess to compliment the never ending war?
This sounds like a story for Olberman to cover.
Just like I say, Republicans hate America, our people and our laws!
Everything is politics with these right wing radicals who claim they love this country but want to change it in so many fundamental ways. Just think what they would do if they didn't "love" it so much?
Karl can run, but he can't hide.
Judging by the looks of him, he probably can't run, either.
No Comment's Scott Horton at Harper's is the go to on this story, bar none.
That's a great link that wwz provided. Looks like Rove and Gonzo hell is about to open up.
Lets just run one last headline:
Did [Bush Administration Official or Related Personnel] commit [Crime]? Answer: Yes.
These people have engaged in so much illegal activity they can't afford to defend themselves against false charges since defending themselves factually even against false charges sets a precedence that they can't afford to follow.
Rove????....no.... say it ain't so.As for Sessions,Pryor and Siegelman....throw their ass's in jail.When I think of people going to jail for far less criminal offenses......I piss's me off.Jail time and loss of pension w/no med benefits....I think it's time for the haves and the have mores to get pulled back down to earth.
that's why the AG firings are more than just partisan hackery
there is a reason for EVERYTHING that this fascist cabal does.....wake up
submit your criminals to justice!!!!
In one of the comments below the article there is a phone number listed for Sen. Patrick Leahy. 202-224-2424. Some of you might be interted in calling. I am. I'd like to know about the missing emails and I'd also like to know if the ignored subpoena's are going to be executed.
Something has to be done!! Bush & Co has ruined this country.
Opps. change the word "interted" to interested.
It was a Rove operation, and if there is a God, It will be what puts him in jail. NYT has an excellent related Op-ed today related to this crime. Politics are tough in that area, but Siegelman and Minor really got hammered by Rove and fredo.
with the way this admin had behaved...it's no wonder that theres some jerks going around hanging more nooses.....it seems that theres a lot of copy cat hate crime going on....this country is fubar.
"At the heart of the Siegelman scandal in Alabama is the question of selective justice."
Selective Justice - isn't that an oxymoron? When someone is investigated or not, charged or not, convicted or not based on political affiliation, that is the OPPOSITE of justice. These are the strange fruits of the DOJ prosecutors' purge scandal coupled with the stacking of the Supreme Court with partisan ideologues.
And yes, I used the term strange fruits fully aware of the blues music connection.
yes, rove did!
will he pay? NO!
SadButTrue @ 15:
and very appropriate as well. injustices perpetrated in the best places - where hatred is the rule, rather than the exception, based on the bible and reinforced daily, I'm sure. And they're back to god-fearing, all-white juries.
I think the repig party is nothing but a criminal organization masquerading as a social political group and if you ever get your judicial system back under your control you should probably consider prosecuting everyone with an 'r' after their name. It's a safe bet they're all guilty.
After this decade of [r]evolting [r]epugnant behavior I for one will always see the repig party in much the same way I view the old nazi party. Something evil better left buried. Something you warn people against, so it never happens again.
I'd be very interested to meet these so called 'moderate' conservatives. What does that mean in relation to being a repig? "I only steal from the collection plate I don't actually do the embezzling."
I understand the logical fallacy of coloring all conservotards with the same brush but when you find the same trail of slime behind every one it's not just lazy thinking that leads one to assume criminality in all cases.
Rule of law. Hmph. Nothing but a bunch of toe-tapping molesters and criminals wearing flag pins to hide their sins.
Nothing new here, move along. Prominent GOP players have been perverting "southern justice" since the late 80s. The legal system in this country is a perfidious stacked deck of pay-to-play legal chicanery.
Aside from their open displays of bigotry, hubris, greed, and utterly self-serving behavior, these "people" cannot even follow well established legal precedent. The Law? No matter, Buy the Judge. The Truth? No matter, buy or eliminate the Witnesses. The Free Economy? No matter, Buy the Banks, the Enablers, and the Government. A stacked deck by any other name smells just as corrupt. Personal experience has wrought bitter insight into the workings of the GOP Cabal of Southern White Trash.
MargeAggedon @ 18:
Those who can't be prosecuted as war criminals under the Geneva convention and the Nuremberg doctrine can be rounded up under the RICO statutes. (Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organization) They knowingly belong to an organization whose main purpose is to commit heinous crimes and subvert the justice system.
Book 'em, Danno.
no one can be prosicuted , homeland security. its a secrete!
In order to prosecute RICO violations, you must have a US Attorney willing to do so - ergo...
Remember, the statute of limitations is 5 years for RICO violations. Good Luck with that one as well...
These repubs will try anything. They have made a mockery of Democracy and the court system
its more interesting to watch a buffalo turd sprout a green leafy thing over a period of time then suffer through 5 minutes of the shit they put out on cnn, praise de lard!
Maybe once and for all , we'll see Rove get thrown in gen-pop in Oz. He'll most likely join the Aryans, but he'll be the . Can't a man dream?
All Reslugs must be dishonest liars to win anything.
Did Rove stymie criminal probe in Alabama?
Is a bear Catholic?
Does the Pope crap in the woods?
I doubt he'll be running any marathons but judging by his behavior he'll be able to hide anywhere there are plenty of rocks to crawl under ;-(
One of the first things the next president---who will be a Dem unless the sky falls---will need to do is to appoint one objective prosecuter to head up an investigation into abuse of the Justice Department and another to investigate violations of American and international civil rights laws (e.g., FISA, torture, etc.). The brief of these prosecutors must allow them to go all the way to the highest levels of the government; too often they flay a few low or mid-level fish and let the fat cats walk away with smiles on their faces (e.g., Abu-Grahib). The future of our government is in grave peril when high office provides a de facto exemption from the rule of law.
Rove is a pig.
Standard fare in southern politics?
Clearly, a main source for the downfall of the USA has been the stranglehold on US politics by the south.
They simply are the most corrupt and evil politicians, bar none.
And, your average southerner cares not a whit, but will only vote for a candidate with a drawl...who wink wink and nod to their backwater racist tendencies, and homophobic zeal.
Hence, poor Rudy's dilemma? Much as he tries to punch up his 9/11 bon-a-fides, it's clear he's not racist and homophobic enough for the average southerner. As much as he tells them, he will nuke Islamic brown folk, that's not enough for the blood lust down south.
As the demographics shift, I certainly hope the Democratic party simply casts the south into the permanent political backwater it deserves.
Rather then pander to these redneck criminals, the correct method would be ridicule and scorn?
Treat them with the derision they truly have earned.
The South? Write it off, win without it, and absolutely minimize their political clout, until the decided to leave the 18th century for the 21st.
tyree @ 22:
No doubt. The Dems can't even do a aggressive, thorough investigation right (is that why Impeachment is off the table). I mean, aren't there still thousands of emails still missing, as well as subpoenas still being ignored in the US Attorney scandal?
Or what about the Plame investigation? How'd that go. Oh yeah Scooter was commuted, and Rove walked.
Leahy may put on a good show, but in the end he's more concerned with being accommodating to the criminals and protecting the corrupt Political Game itself.
How long before you think there will be a law against all other parties other than Repug? Or they could just prosecute all sitting Dems and not even have to bother making them illegal.
Stymie sounds like the name of a friend for Stewie.
We all know he's a future reichwing latrine tapdancer.
#31 - Would you, Please, knock it off with the slams against an entire region and 1/4 of the people of this country.
Rush Limbaugh, if I have found out correctly, lives in CA.
Bill O'Reilly - born and raised in NY.
Chris Wallace - Illnois
Sean Patrick Hannity - NY
Shall we get rid of CA, NY, and Illnois.
WashStateBlue @ 31:
I've followed this story carefully for a couple of months. The most amazing thing, is how massive and pervasive the GOP machine is in Alabama. It makes Tammany Hall or the Rizzo machine look schoolyard. They control the papers in a way that is hard to fathom. The state and federal judicial system is the enforcement wing of the Alabama GOP.
greyhawk @ 28:
The Pope doesn't crap in the woods; he pondefecates.
ysbaddaden @ 34:
Actually it sounds the name of a friend for Farina and Alfalfa.
ysbaddaden @ 34:
2nd attempt: Actually it sounds like the name of a friend for farina and alfalfa
Did Rove stymie criminal probe in Alabama?
YES.
NO THING surpises me when it comes to the illegal actions of this administration anymore. Pretty soon it will be too late to impeach the entire crew. What a pity. This isn't America anymore. We have gone down that slippery slope so many times during the reign of Bush/Cheney, that I'm afraid there's not much of a chance of turning back. It will take years for this country to get on it's feet again and for it to stand for all the good things we're supposed to be.
Bring Rove down. There cannot be a representative republic, with people like him corrupting the process. He needs to go to jail for his crimes.
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