Letters to the Editor
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A couple of facts to reconcile
George W. and "Al" Gonzalez have gone on record saying what a fabulous job the justice department has done with THIS staff. "Heckuva job, Al". And yet...and yet...they wanted to jettison all 93 members of this well-oiled machine that Gonzalez says has protected us from all manner of child-molesters and other such depraved envoys of the devil. Trash a winning team? That depends on whether you feel they are YOUR team. Bush is all about team ownership.
As Glenn Greenwald points out, Clinton didn't fire the whole staff of prosecutors mid-term. He brought in his own team at the beginning of his presidency. It IS unheard of, and NOT standard practice to kick out your own draft picks in the middle of the game. (to coin another unfortunate sports analogy)
So....they've done a good job, and we want them gone, anyway.
Or...they haven't done a good job, and we're lying about our performance.
And the president didn't have anything to do with their firings.
Or they serve "at the pleasure of the president", who is the one who has the ultimate say in whether they do, or do not serve.
So many lies, so little time. How many "on-the-other-hands" could there possibly be in this rapidly imploding circus of prosecutorial persecution?