Norm Coleman (R, Gutless Coward) cuts and runs from Paulose

[CatWoman]

In 2006, Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) championed the nomination of Rachel Paulose to U.S. attorney in Minnesota. Last week, four top staffers to Paulose voluntarily demoted themselves in protest of Paulose’s “highly dictatorial style” of managing. Immediately after the resignations, Coleman’s office issued a statement of unqualified support for Paulose:

Rachel Paulose was nominated to be U.S. Attorney based solely on her exemplary qualifications and experience. She was confirmed with the bipartisan support of Senator Coleman, former Senator Dayton, and the entire United States Senate. She replaced someone who resigned, not someone who was fired, and her nomination should not be confused with the current controversy over the recent dismissal of several U.S. attorneys in other jurisdictions.

But a look at Paulose’s background indicates that she was handpicked by the Justice Department because of her personal connections, rather than her professional qualifications. “She was a special assistant to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, worked as a senior counsel for deputy attorney general Paul McNulty and is best buds with Monica Goodling.”

With the national media now highlighting the Paulose case, Coleman is backing away from his previous statements of support, saying that Paulose needs to explain her situation “given the recent issues related to the U.S. attorneys nationwide.”

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/11/coleman-paulose/

[grannylib]

1. Flip Flop Normie. He's been floppin' around like a trout in the hot sun

for years now. He can't make up his 'mind' one way or the other on a lotta things...he's more a weathervane than a compass, that's for sure.

Basically, just a big flop, like all the other rePiglicans.

[gratuitous]

2. Give Norm a break!

You can't expect him to know for certain what the right thing to do is, and his gut instinct was to put it all down to politics, and defend his nominee. You can't hardly expect him to, you know, check on a person's qualifications and stuff. That's hard work!