Something stinks.. this judicial appointment "bothers" me..

[SoCalDem]

was the whole Mukasey thing a smoke screen for this #2 guy?? Why would someone GIVE UP a LIFETIME appointment to serve the waning months of the most unpopular president in history?..What DOES this weasel have planned?? A lot of skulduggery can occur in a few months :grr:

http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/653595,CST-NWS-justice16.article



Bush taps Chicago judge
JUSTICE DEPT. | Filip nominated for No. 2 position

November 16, 2007
BY ABDON M. PALLASCH Staff Reporter [e-mail]

President Bush on Thursday nominated Mark Filip, a federal judge in Chicago, to the No. 2 position in the U.S. Justice Department.

Filip, a Park Ridge native, will trade his lifetime appointment to the federal bench for a chance to serve out the remainder of Bush's term.

Though only 41, the Harvard Law School graduate has a reputation as a whiz kid. Heads turned when Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, for whom Filip clerked, appeared in Chicago to swear Filip in when he was named to the bench.

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Filip had interviewed with former U.S. Sen. Peter Fitzgerald for the U.S. attorney's job that ultimately went to Patrick Fitzgerald. But the senator asked if he would be interested in a judgeship instead.

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If Filip is confirmed as deputy attorney general, two former federal jurists will hold the two top Justice Department jobs: Newly confirmed Attorney General Michael Mukasey is a retired district judge from Manhattan.

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Contributing: AP

[jojo54]

1. Just as many here on DU have stated,

myself included, *co can still do a lot of damage in these last 14 months before his ass is gone.

On another note: I expect to see a very, very hungover * at the next Inaugural ceremony.

[sharp_stick]

2. At 41 he can probably do better than a Federal Judge

He's really young and can do a lot more and make a lot more as a think tank egghead or with a lobbying gig.

[CK_John]

3. Do CEO's want a lifetime job? No! The GOP considers that as being put out to pasture. To a DEM

it is seen as job security. A basic difference in perspective.

[whyzayker]

4. The name is familiar

Something to do with sitting on indictments against higher ups in the administration. Damn! I gotta clean up some of my bookmarks!

[Gman]

5. The guy's 41. He can do anything in the legal profession right now

and probably make a ton more money. There may be another Republic administrations in 25 years (but not before that), maybe, and if so, he'd be a contender for a SCOTUS job.

[TwilightZone]

6. Don't forget about the money.

Acquiring a position in a presidential administration is pretty much a guarantee of huge future earnings as a lobbyist.

[mrfixit]

7. Useful to own the judges when planning a coup.