"What little we do know about Ms. Morris, however, puts the lie to the idea that it was George Bush's Republican appointed Justice Department that convicted Senator Stevens."-hs

May Chester A. Arthur and his patronage politics rot in hell! Forever!

*Now, let's grab a bite to eat!*

Does Stevens have recourse to sue her and the team for damages?

All part of the vast lib conspiracy to influence elections? 10 weeks in office, and the surrender monkey is an utter failure, on all fronts.

Shameful no liberal has the balls or integrity to condemn corrupt ACORN.

Do you have any evidence (beyond the one paragraph AP bio) that Brenda Morris was involved in the prosecutions related to the Abramoff scandal?

"Helped supervise the investigation" doesn't tell me much. I've never seen her name in court documents related to Abramoff-related defendants.

let's stipulate that partisan democrats in the justice department brought this against Stevens... but where was the supposedly adult supervision in the form of the republicans who were supposed to be running the justice department?

were they were more afraid about the hit their reputation would take from democrats screaming coverup than they were in keeping partisan democrats from unfairly going after stevens?

I'd guess yes given the number of other times the bush administration stood idly by while unethical prosecutors went after targets the bush folks were afraid to be seen as too close (Arthur Anderson, KPMG, Enron, Scooter Libby, AIG (by Spitzer) to name a just a handful).

Just as we should criticize democrats for bringing politically motivated prosecutions, we should also condemn republicans who don't have the guts to stand up and defend the rule of law because they're afraid of what the likes of Barney Frank might say about them.

Do you have any evidence (beyond the one paragraph AP bio) that Brenda Morris was involved in the prosecutions related to the Abramoff scandal?

She was principal deputy chief of the section that prosecuted Abramoff as described in this report.

She also had this bio listed at a Stanford Law and policy Review presentation:

Details
September 12, 2007 @ 12:30 pm
Room 180
For the past fifteen years, Brenda Morris has prosecuted political corruption crimes for the Justice Department's Public Integrity Section, which oversees all federal public corruption cases. As deputy chief, Brenda is the highest-ranking official in the Section who is not a political appointee. She will discuss her role supervising high-profile cases, including the Jack Abramoff investigation and the Scooter Libby trial, as well as her experience working as a career prosecutor under Alberto Gonzales. Sponsored by: Stanford Law & Policy Review (SLPR), Levin Center for Public Service & Public Interest Law, Stanford Criminal Justice Center, Criminal Law Society, Stanford Mock Trial, Black Law Students Association, and Women of Stanford Law

Just as we should criticize democrats for bringing politically motivated prosecutions, we should also condemn republicans who don't have the guts to stand up and defend the rule of law because they're afraid of what the likes of Barney Frank might say about them.

Good Job Steve your right on the money! Republicans have become weak, poll driven, no core principal, hacks as bad as any other group of politicians. They are so in fear of what public perception is going to be and the names they may be called that they are frozen and absolutly ineffective. The AIG scandal and the spending bill are both examples. Instead of standing up for the rule of law, those were contracts the democrats voted on, instead of standing up and saying "You voted for this Ms. Frank, but were not going to help you get out of it" they caved to public perception and voted for it. The hypocrits voted against the spending bill but filled it full of pork knowing damn well it was gonna pass over them. The gaining of power is the sole motivating factor in thier political stances.

I am so reminded lately from the classic scene in Blazing Saddles where the governor says "Gentleman we have to do something to keep our Phoney Bologne jobs, can I get a harumph!" That, I think, sums up Washington on both sides atm. They knew the housing crisis was coming, yet kept silent for fear of being called racist, they know the Justice Dept. is outta control and still remain silent, spending they participate in on the sly, the list goes on. I know 3rd party is supposed to be a no-no topic and the mantra of working from within is non stop, but when is enough a enough and the sheeple stand up and demand more CONSERVATIVE, principal based opposition to the socialization of America?

Deke: even more of a problem is that the GOP has done a p***-poor job of even trying to shape public perception on any given issue, they've ceded the high ground to the democrats on issue after issue.