[Rhodes22-list] Another Reason to Clean House at The White House (Political)

Tue Sep 30 16:39:17 EDT 2008

Ben,

Reality calls, I have to meet my daughter's bus in 30 minutes.  I'll
read the article later this evening and get back to you.  From the
photo, yep, been there, done that, got the attorney fees.

She's smart, she's blond, and she's got/is an attorney.  Mix that up
however you want. The outcome ain't good!

Brad

On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 3:26 PM, Ben Cittadino <bcittadino at dcs-law.com> wrote:
>
> http://www.slate.com/id/2165447/ http://www.slate.com/id/2165447/
>
>
> Brad;
>
> The above link will take you to a photo of Monica, and a pretty good summary
> of her involvement in "usattorneygate".
>
> Ben C.
>
> Brad Haslett-2 wrote:
>>
>> Ben,
>>
>> No, I don't remember Monica Goodling, the semi-cute but vapid blond,
>> but I was married to her once.  Do you have a photo?  As I get older
>> my "green arc" gets wider.  Hey, the Clinton years weren't wasted on
>> me.  Back channel is fine!
>>
>> Brad
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 2:33 PM, Ben Cittadino <bcittadino at dcs-law.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Brad,
>>>
>>> Man, you're wearin' me out. I know now why I'd like to fly with you.  If
>>> something were to go wrong, you'd keep fightin' to stay in the air 'til
>>> we
>>> hit the ground.
>>>
>>> Anyway, yes the President can fire anybody who works for him, but not for
>>> an
>>> illegal reason.  You can fire a black employee, but NOT because he's
>>> black.
>>> Monica Goodling (you remember her, the semi-cute but vapid blond) has
>>> already admitted that she hired folks for "career" (non-political) jobs
>>> using political criteria (remember the bunch of Regent University grads
>>> (the
>>> 97,489th rated law school in the US) she hired for DOJ because they were
>>> loyal "Bushies"). We'll see whether the fired US Attorneys were fired for
>>> legal reasons or not because the special prosecutor is on the case (at
>>> least
>>> until January, and hopefully thereafter).
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Ben C.
>>>
>>> Brad Haslett-2 wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Ben,
>>>>
>>>> Just a point of clarification, we're talking about the executive
>>>> branch here are we not? Doesn't the POTUS have the authority to fire
>>>> anyone they want?  Aren't Federal Prosecutors always political
>>>> appointments?  Bush 43 fired eight.  Clinton fired ALL of them which
>>>> gave him some cover, the first time in history was it not? Is voter
>>>> fraud politically motivated?  I'd fire there ass too if they didn't
>>>> look into voter fraud.
>>>>
>>>> BTW, go on a cruise. You can get all the Cuban cigars you want. Every
>>>> trip to China I think about smuggling some back buy I'm usually so
>>>> loaded down with Chinese food that my wife forces on me that I'm
>>>> nervous enough as it is.
>>>>
>>>> Brad
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 12:38 PM, Ben Cittadino <bcittadino at dcs-law.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Brad;
>>>>>
>>>>> Let me try it this way.....If you fly that big silver (OK, mostly
>>>>> white)
>>>>> bird of yours from Memphis to Miami, it's perfectly legal; but if you
>>>>> fly
>>>>> from Memphis to Havana to Miami, you still end up in Miami but you've
>>>>> broken
>>>>> the law (especially if you picked up afew cigars on the stop-over).
>>>>>
>>>>> So if you fire the US Attorney in New Mexico for bad performance it's
>>>>> perfectly legal; but if you fire the US Attorney in New Mexico because
>>>>> he
>>>>> wouldn't bring a politically motivated prosecution at the behest of a
>>>>> senator then the US Attorney still ends up fired but you've broken the
>>>>> law.
>>>>> The bottom line is that the legislative branch is supposed to stay out
>>>>> of
>>>>> the prosecution business except to report crimes and get out of the
>>>>> way.
>>>>>
>>>>> That's my take on it anyway.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ben C.
>>>>>
>>>>> Brad Haslett-2 wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ben,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The issue in New Mexico was voter fraud.  If the prosecutor is
>>>>>> dragging his/her feet on investigating voter fraud that favors a
>>>>>> particular party, and the AG fires him/her, how is this illegal?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Brad
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 9:28 AM, Ben Cittadino
>>>>>> <bcittadino at dcs-law.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Brad,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> That's the point my friend.  You can fire all 93.  You can fire 8.
>>>>>>> You
>>>>>>> can
>>>>>>> fire any number, but you can't fire even 1 if it is for an illegal
>>>>>>> reason
>>>>>>> (like your pal Pete Domenici calling you to say "hey Karl we're in a
>>>>>>> tough
>>>>>>> election cycle here and the US Attorney hasn't indicted any Democrats
>>>>>>> yet...I want you to fire his ass).  Capishe??(is that spelled right?)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Best Wishes,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ben C.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Brad Haslett-2 wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Ben,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Oh good grief!  Eight was it?  How about Clinton firing ALL 93?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110009784
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Try again.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Brad
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 8:54 AM, Ben Cittadino
>>>>>>>> <bcittadino at dcs-law.com>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/30/washington/30attorney.html?scp=1&sq=us%20attorneys%20special%20prosecutor&st=cse
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The above link describes the latest development in the scandal
>>>>>>>>> which
>>>>>>>>> has
>>>>>>>>> become known as the "US Attorney Firings Debacle".  I know there
>>>>>>>>> are
>>>>>>>>> those
>>>>>>>>> folks who believe that since US Attorneys serve at the pleasure of
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> President, the replacement of a number of these federal prosecutors
>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>> 2006
>>>>>>>>> constituted much commotion over nothing much.  That's just not so.
>>>>>>>>> The
>>>>>>>>> independence of federal prosecutors from political influence was at
>>>>>>>>> one
>>>>>>>>> time
>>>>>>>>> a proud hallmark of the Dept of Justice.  The process to appoint US
>>>>>>>>> Attorneys was undeniably political, just as the appointment of
>>>>>>>>> federal
>>>>>>>>> judges is political, but once "on the job" these men and women were
>>>>>>>>> supposed
>>>>>>>>> to be free to "follow the facts" or "follow the money" ( as some of
>>>>>>>>> our
>>>>>>>>> posters are fond of saying) in the pursuit of wrong-doing without
>>>>>>>>> fear
>>>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>>>> favor from political operatives. They could be fired for no reason,
>>>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>>>> good
>>>>>>>>> reason, but not for an illegal reason.  AG Mukasey (who was hired
>>>>>>>>> after
>>>>>>>>> Gonzales was forced to resign in part over this very issue)
>>>>>>>>> apparently
>>>>>>>>> believes there is reason to look into whether federal law
>>>>>>>>> enforcement
>>>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>>>> compromised by the likes of Harriet Myers, Karl Rove and others in
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> Bush
>>>>>>>>> White House.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The only way to ensure that this investigation continues after
>>>>>>>>> January
>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>> Elect Sen Obama as President of the United States.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Cheers!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Ben C. s/v susan kay, highlands nj
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
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