Government lawyers' membership in GOP group seen as inappropriate

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http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/17062558.htm

Government lawyers' membership in GOP group seen as inappropriate
By Marisa Taylor and Margaret Talev
McClatchy Newspapers

WASHINGTON - In his day job, Christian Adams writes legal briefs for the voting rights section of the Justice Department, a job that requires a nonpartisan approach.

Off the clock, Adams belongs to the Republican National Lawyers Association, a group that trains hundreds of Republican lawyers to monitor elections and pushes for confirmation of conservative nominees for federal judgeships.

Vice President Dick Cheney credited the 3,000-member association in 2005 with helping the Republicans win the previous two presidential elections. Last year, President Bush's political adviser Karl Rove shared with the group his insights on winning elections in key battleground states. At a conference the association organized last month, speakers called the controversy over whether eight U.S. attorneys had been fired for partisan political reasons "farcical" and "ridiculous."

According to the group's Web site, Adams is one of dozens of Bush administration appointees or civil servants who are members, including at least 25 in the Justice Department, nine in the Department of Defense and others in the Labor and Commerce departments, the White House and the Office of Special Counsel, which oversees investigations into allegations of ethical misconduct by government employees.

Some are entry-level employees; others are high-ranking political appointees.

Their names appeared on the organization's Web site under the heading "Find a Republican Lawyer," in many cases along with their federal government e-mail addresses and work telephone numbers.

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[Robbien]

1. This GOP favoritism has been going on for six years

in every single job, in every single department.

It seems normal these days that POTUS only talks to GOP think tanks and groups. He is not the POTUS of all Americans, he is only POTUS of GOP Americans. The rest of us can go suck eggs.

This McClatchy article is now questioning this reality and saying GOP favoritism may be inappropriate. Where have they been for the last six years?

[Solo_in_MD]

3. Try since the nation began

It ain't just the Chimp with a history here

[KansDem]

2. Man! They're all over the place!

Vice President Dick Cheney credited the 3,000-member association in 2005 with helping the Republicans win the previous two presidential elections. Last year, President Bush's political adviser Karl Rove shared with the group his insights on winning elections in key battleground states. At a conference the association organized last month, speakers called the controversy over whether eight U.S. attorneys had been fired for partisan political reasons "farcical" and "ridiculous."

According to the group's Web site, Adams is one of dozens of Bush administration appointees or civil servants who are members, including at least 25 in the Justice Department, nine in the Department of Defense and others in the Labor and Commerce departments, the White House and the Office of Special Counsel, which oversees investigations into allegations of ethical misconduct by government employees.

Some are entry-level employees; others are high-ranking political appointees.

They're like cockroaches; once they get into your house, they're hard to get rid of!

And what to make of this?:
Their names appeared on the organization's Web site under the heading "Find a Republican Lawyer," in many cases along with their federal government e-mail addresses and work telephone numbers.

What can a "Republican lawyer" do that a non-Republican one can't?