Do Any Democrats find this trend troubling?

Question

The prosecution of Scooter Libby for obstruction of justice the outrage of the firing of 8 US attorneys by the Bush administration and the over hyping by the press of these events.

Clinton convicted for obstruction of justice no penalty, Sandy Berger for stealing documents from the national security office no penalty,
Clinton firing 93 US attorneys and independent counsel Ken Starr no outrage from the press. If the latter had Republicans by their name can anyone say with all honesty say the result would be the same? We seem to living in a nation with a serious double standard and I find it troubling.

To Sonny could you please do some reading Clinton was convicted of obstuction of justice and it was not over sex, Berger was fined 50k and placed on probation and required to do community sevice that usually not required unless you do something illegal with democrats it is always difficult to get the facts straight.

Answer 1

The Bush administration fired the US attorneys because they were doing their job and not participating in the partisan prosecuting that bush asked them to do.

Yes, I find it disturbing that one can get fired for doing your job in an ethical manner.

Clinton was not convicted of any crime. Berger was not charged with any crime.

Nearly all presidents fire US attorneys when they first enter the white house, only Bush has fired them after he has been there for years because they were doing their jobs.

Please stop posting outright lies.

Answer 2

Actually, Clinton was not convicted of any crime; impeachment was brought, but there was no federal prosecution (which would have happened after he left office).
However, he did commit perjury, by his own admission.

The issue about the US attorneys is not the firing. Every President has fired US attorneys when taking office, and sometimes mid-term. The issue is, did the administration in this case require the US attorneys to carry out their duties in a partisan fashion? The evidence suggests they did - and the reaction of the AGs office is further proof of that. Rather than upholding the independence of that department, for the first time we know of, an administration tried to force the attorneys to work only on cases that would help their re-election campaigns; prosecuting bad democrats, while turning a blind eye to bad republicans.

This is not a partisan issue. There is outrage from both democrats and republicans, because it is fundamental that while appointed by the President, these attorneys must be seen to be independent of the administration.

Answer 3

I mean no disrespect...but do you see the difference between the two? Clinton lied about sex...Libby lied and sent the country to war under false pretenses...

And I'd also like to point out that the coverage you are seeing is not so much about Libby himself, but the politics around him being a fall guy. It points to some serious potential corruption within the party...in fact, it reeks of it.

I would not disagree that there is a double standard in the media these days...because thats really what you are commenting upon. It would all depend upon which stations you are watching to determine how much outrage you will see...because I cannot name a single American newscast that is not partisan...one side or the other.

Answer 4

The democrats, being led by Schumer, will continue to launch investigations into anything weekly. That was his promise if you recall.

In deference to "Super Ruper", Scooter Libby was not convicted because he lied and led us into a war. He was prosecuted for allegedly lying about his revealing the identity of a CIA operative, Valerie Plame (which I think he will eventually be aquitted for under appeal). Further, Clinton was not tried for "having sex". Clinton was impeached by the House for obstruction of justice and purgery. Liberals never get this fact right.

In ref to the fired attorneys, here is a quote made before the committee by one of them:
"Each of us was fully aware that we served at the pleasure of the president and that we could be removed for any, or no, reason," said Carol Lam of San Diego, in a joint statement for herself and other fired US attorneys who appeared before Senate and House Judiciary panels. "

The fact is, there is NO violation of law here. This is just another attempt by the libs and the liberal press to smear Bush. Like I always say, libs will tell the truth if it is convenient but they never hesitate to lie if it helps them remain in power.

Answer 5

Don't know about the dems who seem to have no problems at all with this monstrous miscarriage of justice, but I am seeing a dreadful trend on a steep slippery slope here. No wonder the dems fight so hard against decent law abiding judge appointments by the GOP.

Answer 6

We've always lived in a nation with a serious double standard. You're just finding this out now?

Answer 7

I couldn't agree with you more. And I seriously doubt that any Dem's will agree with you or find the trend troubling! Very sad!