Comments on: Profiles In Politicization: 60 Minutes Finally Airs Siegelman Story

By: xfrosch

xfrosch — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:30:41 +0000

The folks in Alabama who are paying attention already do know about it. The whistleblower’s motives are being seriously questioned on the Right.

It’s not helping that the Democratic Party ran such a lousy candidate for governor last time around that even I voted for Riley. He’s really not doing all that bad a job, at least above the table.

By: xfrosch

xfrosch — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:25:44 +0000

Nope. The problem was at the CBS satellite downlink. Nobody in the Huntsville market saw the segment when it first aired.

Some folks saw it on a different channel satellite TV, probably from the Birmingham CBS affiliate.

By: xfrosch

xfrosch — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:17:16 +0000

The regulatory function of the FCC has been a joke ever since the first Reagan administration. Fixing the problem you cite would involve a major overhaul.

By: cinnamonape

cinnamonape — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:33:56 +0000

A similar case to this occured in Delaware when Sherry Freebery, a former New Castle County police chief and county chief administrative officer, and her boss Tom Gordon were persecuted by Bush appointee US Atty. Colm Connolly. He built up a case with scores of charges on the indictments and spent 5 years investigating and ruunning this through the courts. End result…the Federal judge threw out all the charges but one and blasted the Prosecutors. Freebery pled nolo to one charge of receiving an unreported loan to a friend not listed on her filed financial records. The lender had no business in front of Freebery at all. No bribe, nada. Freebery paid a small fine and spent no time in jail.

But Freebery said that the trials had bankrupted her and ruined her career and that of others…which may have been just what Connolly wanted after all.

By: nellieh

nellieh — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:13:10 +0000

If this sad story ever sees the light of day with a national spotlight, those in Alabama that can tear themselves away from 2 guys fishing on TV will know about it. And those who are concerned will heap the scorn on the Bass family they deserve. They are as culpable as the prosecutors, Judge, Rove and the Rileys.

By: ticktock

ticktock — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:19:14 +0000

Constitution, rule of law…

they should take those ideas, those words right out of the dictionary because it is just an illusion of ideas…

By: muckraker

muckraker — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:16:33 +0000

ticktock..Bush already has unlimited power to do ANYTHING, and change anything, thanks to our elected bozos in Congress.

By: rwcole

rwcole — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:09:41 +0000

There are few limits on the pardon power of a prez. He can CERTAINLY be pardoned for crimes for which he has not been charged.

By: ticktock

ticktock — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:02:11 +0000

Again, Bush has not been charged with any crimes at this point,

Even if he steps down on Jan 18th 2009 and let’s Cheney have a day being the head chimp how can Bush be pardoned for future allegations after Jan 19th 2009?…

By: Ann in AZ

Ann in AZ — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:01:53 +0000

As I said, that quote totally cracked me up!