Obama lawyers to Democrat alleging political prosecution: Go back to jail

[babsbunny]

http://rawstory.com/2009/11/obama-lawyers-democrat-alleging-political-prosecution-jail/

By John Byrne
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 -- 9:17 am

Go back to jail.

That's the message from Obama administration lawyers to former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, whose case became a cause célèbre among Bush administration critics as ground zero of alleged political prosecutions.

The seeming disconnect between Obama's team and numerous Democrats -- including House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr., who's investigated Siegelman's case -- may be because President George W. Bush's US Attorney in Alabama is still in office. Democrats still haven't settled on a replacement, some eleven months after Obama's inauguration.

[villager]

1. ah, plus ca change....

n/t

[drm604]

2. "may be because President George W. Bush's US Attorney in Alabama is still in office"

Then the headline is somewhat misleading isn't it?

[man4allcats]

3. Check the Raw Story link the OP provided.

The OP used the headline of the Raw Story article.

[eShirl]

4. No; he's Obama's US Attorney in Alabama now. n/t

[drm604]

5. Yes, but Obama doesn't dictate what those attorneys do.

Bush did, but he wasn't supposed to.

[annabanana]

6. All I can think is that there are some BIG Domcrats compromised

by Rove et al.. . And that that's what hindering an investigation.

[placton]

7. if only the PRESIDENT

knew about this, I am sure he would make sure something was done.

[man4allcats]

8. TeeHeeHee!

Yeah right! I'm with you on this one, placton. What's that they say, "Change we can believe in?" There was a similar thread on this very topic earlier today that got locked for some reason that was not apparent to me. Anyway, looks like this time I'm IBTL. }(