Can’t tell from that whether Comey gave his stamp of approval to the firings (kind of doubtful), or even what he understood the purpose of the list to be.

Comey’s been with Lockheed for roughly two years.

Wonder if that’s another guy who “stepped down”…

But he definitely had no feedback on these dismissals.

Schumer is loving this

He may think he’s the Decider, but he’s not become famous for making good decisions.

On C-SPAN this am I heard callers on the Republican and Indy line harp on the “Clinton fired all 93 US attorneys” when he got into office. And their point was that, “if Clinton did it” why are we so worried about what Bush is doing? What is the background to this story and what is its merit? (I couldn’t stay with CSPAN for the whole program..therefore, my ignorance here)

It’s pretty normal, even customary, for an incoming President to replace all or most of the U.S. attorneys with candidates of his or her choosing. This is a presidential prerogative. It’s extremely unusual for a president to fire, for no good reason, a whole slew of U.S. attorneys he himself has appointed. It’s especially reprehensible when they’re being replaced because of pure politics and cronyism.

On the job less than a year, McNulty consulted his predecessor as deputy attorney general, James B. Comey, about some of the prosecutors before approving the list, officials said. Comey, who did not return a telephone call seeking comment yesterday, praised Iglesias earlier this week as one of the department’s best prosecutors.

Can’t tell from that whether Comey gave his stamp of approval to the firings (kind of doubtful), or even what he understood the purpose of the list to be.