Filip Takes No. 2 Spot in Justice Dept.

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Posted on Mon, Mar. 3, 2008

Filip Takes No. 2 Spot in Justice Dept.

LAURIE KELLMAN

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON - The Senate on Monday confirmed a federal
judge from Chicago as Attorney General Michael Mukasey's
second-in-command, restoring the top tier of a Justice
Department that had lost many of its officials to a scandal
over the firings of nine federal prosecutors.

The unanimous vote installed Mark R. Filip after a season
of partisan wrangling over President Bush's nominees.

A conversation earlier in the day between White House Chief
of Staff Josh Bolten and Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.,
led to Filip's confirmation, according to a Senate Democratic
aide. The two pledged to make progress on stalled
nominations, said the official, who requested anonymity
because the details were private.

"We're extremely pleased that Judge Filip was confirmed
today," said White House spokeswoman Emily Lawrimore,
saying the two sides reached an understanding to work on a
procedural change that might clear the way for stalled
nominations.

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Read more: http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/nation/washington/congress/20080303_ap_filiptakesno2spotinjusticedept.html

[Wetzelbill]

1. now we'll just see how Terrance fits into all of this nt

[seafan]

2. Filip's nomination " a peace offering of sorts from the WH to top Democrats"

Filip Takes No. 2 Spot in Justice Dept., March 3, 2008


This is NOT good news. Some "peace offering", Senator Reid.



WH nominates "movement conservatives" to top positions at DOJ. Mukasey is irrelevant., November 17, 2007

For Deputy Attorney General, the number two slot: Mark R. Filip. He has a long record of political engagement in electoral trenches for the Republican Party (as the Chicago Tribune reports, he volunteered to work on the Bush-Cheney Florida vote litigation in 2000, for instance). He served as Vice President of the Federalist Society chapter at his law school. He clerked for Antonin Scalia and is close to Solicitor General Paul Clement. Critics of the Bush Justice Department regularly cite a secret subterranean network of former clerks of three judges (Scalia, Thomas and Silberman) who are highly partisan political ideologues, and who routinely shape policy and decisions outside of the formal channels of bureaucratic communication.

How can just plain folks like myself look at information like this and not be furious at our *elected officials* as they cave into Mr. 19% Approval over and over and over and over???

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

3. RNC-check

Scalia-check
Federalist Society-check
2000 theft attorney-check

What's the problem? :shrug: