I don't know WHY everyone is so upset!! Clinton randomly fired US attorneys too!!

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Of course, one of them bite a stripper, and the other one choked a reporter...

Kendall Coffey, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, resigned on May 12, 1996, according to news reports, “amid accusations that he bit a topless dancer on the arm during a visit to an adult club.
Larry Colleton, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida resigned in Jul. 1994 after he was “videotaped grabbing Jacksonville television reporter Richard Rose by the throat,” according to local press reports.
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/03/crs_report.html

And really, isn't that sort of behavior much more appropriate than trying to convict innoncent, hardworking republican lobbiests and congressmen like Delay and Abramaoff!!??

[Gold Metal Flake]

1. Great post! More info...

From Kos:

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/3/18/34257/7486

As for situations that were actually similar, the Congressional Research Service issued a report (pdf) looking at US Attorneys who were let go during a President's term. It found eight examples of US Attorneys who were let go mid-term. And here were the reasons cited for five of them:

William Kennedy - Fired by Reagan after making public accusations that the DoJ and the CIA were interfering in one of his cases (1982).
J. William Petro - Fired by Reagan for allegations of misconduct; he later got convicted on six counts (1984).
Larry Cottleton - Resigned after assaulting a reporter (1994).
Kendall Coffey - Resigned after reportedly biting an exotic dancer on the arm at a strip club (1996).
Frank MacNamara - Resigned instead of being suspended by AG Richard Thornburgh for allegedly lying about William Weld’s use of marijuana (1989).

In other words, only one was let go because of political reasons similar to the events of the December 7 purge. The others were let go because of questionable conduct, which none of the prosecutors let go by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and President Bush were accused of.

In all other cases of mid-term replacement of US Attorneys, the prosecutor left for another job (whether as an Article III judge, private practice or running for elected office). Wait, scratch that. There was one other case found by the CRS; a death during the time in office. It should go without saying (though, from this sentence, it does not) that none of the fired US Attorneys died while in that position.

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2. LOL - thanks for the post and the chuckle

and welcome to DU :hi:

[WinkyDink]

3. Ummm....about Kendall Coffey: Remember Florida 2000?

MILES O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: All right, now for some morning coffee. For some Democratic perspective on the events in Florida, we're joined in Miami by Attorney Kendall Coffey, an attorney for the Democratic Party.

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4. Well, that's unfortunate. Why did they hire the stripper biting

ex-US attorney?

[Orrex]

5. Oh, come on.

We're all so quick to cast the first stone, but who among us hasn't bitten a stripper and choked a reporter?

[LiberalFighter]

7. You mean wish they would choke someone who plays a reporter on a show/movie

As for biting a stripper. No! Who was the sports guy that bit a woman while having sex?

[Orrex]

8. That would be Marv Albert

Funny how little indiscretions like savagely biting your paramour can haunt you even 10+ years hence!

[opihimoimoi]

6. Its NOT the Same....The confirmation process has been sidelined

The Justice Dept should be APOLITICAL....as much as possible.....The GOP has changed what was working for many years...now...its gone and went pro Bush/GOP.....this is bad shit for America. It reduces the Oversight....the Legal Oversight.

[mentalsolstice]

9. Get a grip on real life!

I'm not on the Hill bandwagon...but you just need to go get a grip...wait better not...I'm not sure what your grip is.

Buh bye!