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Wednesday, March 11, 2009 | 2:07 a.m.
The Justice Department under the administration of President George W. Bush was a place where employees were expected to adhere to conservative Republican philosophies or else be shown the door. This applied not only to political appointees but also to entry-level attorneys and interns.
This blatant partisanship in a department that should have been pursuing its law enforcement duties without playing favorites became one of many low points in the Bush administration and led to the disgraceful exit of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
One individual swept up in the undertow was Daniel Bogden, Nevada’s U.S. attorney, who was appointed by Bush in 2001 but fired in 2006. Bogden was one of nine U.S. attorneys who lost their jobs in rapid succession under Gonzales.
While it was widely assumed that Bogden and the others ran afoul of Bush administration policies for various reasons, neither Gonzales nor any of his cronies ever gave the public a legitimate reason why the Nevadan was forced from his post. The lack of accountability behind Bogden’s removal didn’t sit well with Nevadans.
That’s why a recommendation Monday from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., that Bogden be reappointed by President Barack Obama to the U.S. attorney’s post makes sense. Reid made that recommendation even though he said he has no problem with Nevada’s current U.S. attorney, Bush appointee Gregory Brower.
In an interview with the Associated Press, Reid said: “It was just not fair to have Bogden with this mark on him, this scarlet letter of being a bad U.S. attorney, because everybody acknowledges nothing was bad about him.”
Though presidents can fire U.S. attorneys as well as nominate them, this country should not tolerate a Justice Department that is turned into an ideological fiefdom.
By reappointing Bogden, who is now in private practice, Obama has an opportunity to correct one of the many wrongs that occurred in the department while Gonzales was at the helm.
On 3-9-2009 Harry Reid announced that he was making a political football out of the U.S. Attorney of Nevada job.
http://www.lvrj.com/news/41012357.html
Harry Reid wants Nevada U.S Attorney Greg Bower fired.
Harry Reid said that current Nevada U.S Attorney Greg Bower should be fired but gave no reason.
In fact Harry Reid supported U.S Attorney Greg Bower getting the job and said that he "has done a fine job."
Senator John Ensign supported U.S Attorney Greg Bower getting the job and said "Greg Bower ... has been a tremendous public servant for Nevada."
But Harry Reid has been running around discussing a replacement with the Federal Judges and U.S. Attorney staff.
Harry Reid howled when the previous U.S Attorney Daniel Bogden was politically let go. Harry Reid is supporting a congressional inquisition on Bogden release at the same time he is getting Bowers fired.
Is this a double standard? This is another 2010 political move by Harry Reid
Is this mean Bogden another candidate for Sen. Harry reid's thrall, who will genuflect to every whim of big business and be contaminated by special interest lobbyists?
REMEMBER THESE NAMES..?
Sen.Harry Reid (D-NV) arch enemy of American workers, committed the ultimate sin today Reid and 49 Democrats blocked E-Verify in the Senate. Their disloyal actions shall be well remembered, when the grovel for re-election. They condemned hundreds of thousands in the construction industry, having to compete over jobs. Parasites are organisms that live of a host and that is what contractors will do, when they look for the cheapest labor they can find. Starting with the stimulus, then followed by the Omnibus spending plan this Senators blocked E-Verify.
Akaka (D-HI) Inouye (D-HI),Begich (D-AK),Bennet (D-CO) Udall (D-CO),Bingaman (D-NM) Udall(D-NM),Boxer (D-CA) Feinstein (D-CA),Brown (D-OH),Burris (D-IL) Durbin (D-IL),Byrd (D-WV) Rockefeller (D-WV),Cantwell (D-WA) Murray,(D-WA),Cardin (D-MD) Mikulski (D-MD),Carper (D-DE) Kaufman (D-DE),Casey (D-PA),Conrad (D-ND) Dorgan (D-ND),Dodd (D-CT) Lieberman.
Here's more Senators who killed E-Verify Here's more (ID-CT),Feingold (D-WI) Kohl (D-WI),Gillibrand (D-NY) Schumer (D-NY),Hagan (D-NC),Harkin (D-IA),Johnson (D-SD),Kerry (D-MA),Landrieu (D-LA),Shaheen (D-NH),Leahy (D-VT) Sanders (I-VT),Levin (D-MI) Stabenow (D-MI),Lincoln (D-AR) Pryor (D-AR),Menendez (D-NJ) Lautenberg (D-NJ),Merkley (D-OR) Wyden (D-OR),Nelson (D-FL),Reed (D-RI) Whitehouse (D-RI),Reid (D-NV) and Warner (D-VA).
They sold the American Worker out for campaign money from corporate lobbyists and open border fanatics. In this miserable time of unemployment and uncertainty from the janitor, to the computer programmer you will be REMEMBERED. You will not escape your insult to the American worker, who depends on your honesty to vote on their behalf. You have now proved the dimensions of how far you will go, to keep the illegal alien invasion crossing our borders, overstaying their ship or plane visa.
The corruption so deeply instilled in the Washington elite. ASK JUDICIALWATCH? The billions of tax dollars taken from every, man, woman and child, to support the welfare of illegal aliens. Like Pearl harbor we will not forget the traitors who swore to uphold their allegiance to THE PEOPLE.