| Well, Dianne Feinstein has finally done it: she called for the resignation of AG Alberto Gonzales on Fox News Sunday (ick!). Besides her poor choice in Sunday News programs, you have to applaud DiFi for pushing for answers on these questions.
Way back in January, DiFi issued a press release asking questions about the USA firings. And the right questions. If you go back and look as the release, you will see the same concerns she was talking about back then are the same concerns right now. There are questions in all of the USA firings, but California's firings are some of the most questionable firings.
Carol Lam was fired right after the Cunningham conviction and as she was in the process of indicting big-time GOP donor Brent Wilkes and former CIA #3 Dusty Foggo. Ultimately, the Lam case was the unforgivable sin for DiFi. It just looks dirty from every angle. Lam had good conviction rates, good performance reviews, but hadn't brought down any Dem politicians. So, out she goes.
Kevin Ryan, a self-described "company man" (aka, a "Loyal Bushie") hadn't been successful in prosecuting Don Perata (although he had made plenty of noise). After two years of trying to nail Perata, nothing of substance had emerged. Nothing. Despite the fact that Ryan's office had leaked like a sieve, nothing of impropriety could actually be found to base a legal charge. But, the Loyal Bushies really, really needed to take down a big Democrat, and Perata fit the bill. I mean, he's from Oakland and once did a construction project. He must be corrupt!! So, the Bushies needed to replace Ryan with somebody who would do more than leak, he would file charges. Enter Scott Schools, Loyal Bushie and a guy who had a role to play in the firings while he was in DC. Unfortunately, Schools will soon discover that there is no there there. Oh, and don't forget to follow the Gerald Parsky/Kevin Ryan saga.
What a mess. This whole thing has been bungled to an extreme unseen since...umm...well, Katrina, Iraq, Afganistan, wiretaps...you get the point. Bush pushes Loyalty over all else. But it is now clear that all else includes the best interests of the nation. And DiFi, despite all her flaws, has been the one person to see that from the very beginning of this saga. |
