"One of the 85 ‘loyal Bushies’ comes under scrutiny"

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WE've all been wondering what a "loyal Bushie" might be willing to do to keep in good standing with the Bush crime family. Steve Benen over at the Carpet-bagger Report offers some ideas. In addition to the case cited here, Benen has made a list of other prosecutions that don't pass the smell test. The comments below flesh things out. The whole thing is worth reading and filing.

http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/10430.html


"Last year, Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle (D), seeking a second term, was considered relatively vulnerable by the Republican establishment. The GOP had successfully recruited then-Rep. Mark Green (R-Wis.) to be their gubernatorial candidate, they cleared the field so he could get the nomination, fundraising was brisk, and some early polling showed Green within striking distance.

Right around the time that Green officially became the GOP nominee in Wisconsin, U.S. Attorney Steven Biskupic brought charges against a top official in Doyle’s administration, accusing the state purchasing supervisor of corruption. Were the charges politically motivated? It’s hard to say for sure, but consider how quickly a federal appeals court dismissed the charges yesterday.



'Federal judges Thursday ruled that former state purchasing supervisor Georgia L. Thompson was wrongly convicted of making sure a state travel contract went to a firm linked to Gov. Jim Doyle’s re-election campaign and freed her from an Illinois prison.

The three-judge panel in Chicago acted with unusual speed, ruling after oral arguments by Thompson’s attorney and the U.S. attorney’s office.

During 26 minutes of oral arguments, all three judges assailed the government’s case, with Judge Diane Wood saying at one point that “the evidence is beyond thin.”

During a news conference later Thursday, Doyle, a former state attorney general, said the three judges did an “extraordinary thing” by entering an order finding Thompson innocent and ordering her immediate release.' "

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1. U.S. Attorney Steven Biskupic - Dis Sensenbrenner or anyone else

contact Biskupic or Gonzalez or anyone else?

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