Reply #8: I give DiFi a LOT of credit on this one! She was there before this became news! [View All]

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Notice her quotes in this January 12th Union Tribune article that was the story that broke this mess into the open. She's already on top of the problems with there being multiple attorneys that were being affected, not just Carol Lam.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20070112-9999-1n12lam.html

Job performance said to be behind White House firing
By Kelly Thornton and Onell R. Soto
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITERS

January 12, 2007

The Bush administration has quietly asked San Diego U.S. Attorney Carol Lam, best known for her high-profile prosecutions of politicians and corporate executives, to resign her post, a law enforcement official said.
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., criticized the Bush administration yesterday for “pushing out U.S. Attorneys from across the country under the cloak of secrecy.”

“We don't know how many U.S. Attorneys have been asked to resign – it could be two, it could be ten, it could be more. No one knows,” she said in a statement.

Feinstein said the administration was abusing its executive power by trying to circumvent the Senate confirmation process. She and two colleagues proposed legislation yesterday to restore appointment authority to the district court when a vacancy occurs and an interim leader is needed.

I've had my differences with Dianne Feinstein in the past, and have bemoaned her for not even taking the right sides on certain issues, let alone leadership. But her leadership and quotes here at the start of this mess I think helped it really come out in the open!

Et Tu DiFi! You got a few brownie points back with me now.