Reply #60: Loyal Bushies Warp Justice Department Mission: Margaret Carlson

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Loyal Bushies Warp Justice Department Mission: Margaret Carlson
By Margaret Carlson - Oct. 29 (Bloomberg)
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&refer=columnist_carlson&sid=aV1t6kchthpM

Alberto Gonzales lost his job over the firing of eight U.S. attorneys who didn't prosecute enough Democrats. But the really scary thing about the Gonzales Eight scandal isn't the ones who were let go but the ones who weren't.

What did the attorneys still employed do -- and what may they still be doing -- to hold onto their jobs?

A study by University of Missouri professor emeritus Donald Shields presented at last week's House Judiciary Committee hearings on selective prosecutions shows that Democrats have been investigated more than five times as often as Republicans since George W. Bush became president.

There are three prosecutions that should alarm anyone who believes partisanship has no place in the administration of justice .............