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Title: When Obama fires all Bush's United States Attorney picks....
Post by: Pb on November 11, 2008, 08:42:43 AM
....will the Democrats and the media call it a horrible, horrible scandal and launch and investigation that will drag on for many months?   :rolleyes:
Title: Re: When Obama fires all Bush's United States Attorney picks....
Post by: SteveS on November 11, 2008, 09:08:45 AM
No, it is customary to bring in your "own guys."  Bush did it in the middle of his term, which is very unusual.
Title: Re: When Obama fires all Bush's United States Attorney picks....
Post by: cassandra and sara's daddy on November 11, 2008, 09:09:23 AM
when he doesn't will folks who chicken lil own up to looking like putz's?
Title: Re: When Obama fires all Bush's United States Attorney picks....
Post by: Nitrogen on November 11, 2008, 09:20:09 AM
....will the Democrats and the media call it a horrible, horrible scandal and launch and investigation that will drag on for many months?   :rolleyes:

Nah, everyone does.  If Obama does it in the middle of his term, when federal prosecutors won't do his bidding for what could be argued to be political reasons then I hope people jump all over him.
Title: Re: When Obama fires all Bush's United States Attorney picks....
Post by: GigaBuist on November 12, 2008, 11:52:25 PM
No, it is customary to bring in your "own guys."  Bush did it in the middle of his term, which is very unusual.

I'm in agreement with this.
Title: Re: When Obama fires all Bush's United States Attorney picks....
Post by: RevDisk on November 13, 2008, 12:06:35 AM
....will the Democrats and the media call it a horrible, horrible scandal and launch and investigation that will drag on for many months?   :rolleyes:

If Obama fires them for refusing to overlook Democrats and only target Republicans, I certainly hope so.
Title: Re: When Obama fires all Bush's United States Attorney picks....
Post by: buzz_knox on November 13, 2008, 08:30:10 AM
When Clinton fired the attorneys (including those with active investigations of his friends and cronies), not much was said in the mainstream media.  Nothing will be said here.
Title: Re: When Obama fires all Bush's United States Attorney picks....
Post by: MicroBalrog on November 13, 2008, 08:33:03 AM
when he doesn't will folks who chicken lil own up to looking like putz's?

No. Of course not.
Title: Re: When Obama fires all Bush's United States Attorney picks....
Post by: buzz_knox on November 13, 2008, 11:09:14 AM
when he doesn't will folks who chicken lil own up to looking like putz's?

Why wouldn't he?  US Attorney slots are one of the perqs that can be given out.  You don't waste that on someone else's appointees.
Title: Re: When Obama fires all Bush's United States Attorney picks....
Post by: longeyes on November 13, 2008, 12:12:33 PM
He will stop anyone and anything that can spill the beans, and no one will fight it.