NPR: Rove wanted to fire all 93 USAs for political cover.

[link|http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9575434|NPR] via [link|http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/|TPM]:

NPR now has new information about that plan. According to someone who's had conversations with White House officials, the plan to fire all 93 U.S. attorneys originated with political adviser Karl Rove. It was seen as a way to get political cover for firing the small number of U.S. attorneys the White House actually wanted to get rid of. Documents show the plan was eventually dismissed as impractical.

The Justice Department documents released today include a spreadsheet ranking all 93 prosecutors. The chart ranks them on whether they have Hill experience, campaign experience, and \ufffd in the last column \ufffd whether they're members of the Federalist Society, a conservative legal group.

Will it take one more event before Karl's finally kicked off the train? I don't think this will do him in, but it really depends on how much the Democrats press Bush, and how many Republicans feel they need to go along with the demands for accountability.

Cheers,
Scott.

Post #281,754 by Another Scott 4/13/07 9:13:29 PM Reply	NPR: Rove wanted to fire all 93 USAs for political cover. [link\|http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9575434\|NPR] via [link\|http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/\|TPM]: NPR now has new information about that plan. According to someone who's had conversations with White House officials, the plan to fire all 93 U.S. attorneys originated with political adviser Karl Rove. It was seen as a way to get political cover for firing the small number of U.S. attorneys the White House actually wanted to get rid of. Documents show the plan was eventually dismissed as impractical. The Justice Department documents released today include a spreadsheet ranking all 93 prosecutors. The chart ranks them on whether they have Hill experience, campaign experience, and \ufffd in the last column \ufffd whether they're members of the Federalist Society, a conservative legal group. Will it take one more event before Karl's finally kicked off the train? I don't think this will do him in, but it really depends on how much the Democrats press Bush, and how many Republicans feel they need to go along with the demands for accountability. Cheers, Scott.
Post #281,769 by bepatient 4/14/07 8:01:20 AM Reply	All of those new documents and we come up with "conversations with unnamed officials" as the "proof"? I hear bells again. Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry._{Adrian Belew}
Post #281,771 by Seamus 4/14/07 8:25:22 AM Reply	It is anonymous But if it was a pavlovian response I think it would have happened before this. More likely it is either 1) someone is starting to be a little less afraid of Rove 2) the beginning of the everyone for themselves stage at the WH or 3) a plant by one of Rove's minions to discredit later recriminations. Seamus
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