Probably not enough essential fats. 

US attorneys having sworn an oath to protect the constitution, have to prosecute crime when they find it- even though it hurts the president and their political party. Doing so despite political pressure from Rove proves that some US Attorneys take their oaths to the constitution seriously.

So for comparable examples, using the correct frame, the WSJ has to find examples of Clinton firing his own attorneys for political reasons. He did fire two!. One for biting a stripper and another grabbed a reporter by the throat. Not political on the face of it.

And if it turns out to be political I would be as upset with Clinton as I am with Bush 43. I think this is indefensible stuff.

Carole Lam was my republican US attorney, she had two to three more republican California congressmen in her gun sights when she was fired. She did an outstanding job on jailed Congressman Randy Cunningham. Too bad she can’t get the remaining targets. And pursuing Foggo, former 3rd in command of the CIA, is another feather in her cap.

At this point, I’m very much on the fence regarding who I’d vote for in the coming election. I guess I’m waiting to see which folks shake out as the official candidates. As usual, it should make for an interesting time in our household with me being the Libertarian-leaning Democrat and hubby being the conservative Republican.

Gosh, and here all along I thought she was the anti-Christ.

Cheers–

MRE 

Senator Clinton completely lost me when I found out she was courting Rupert Murdock for funding. I consider him a deeply cynical, barely human being, who more than any single person, has helped cheapen American political discourse. It’s one thing for Clinton to bill herself as a centrist. It’s another for her to seek help from a staunch conservative corporatist who thinks of nothing but furthering his own agenda by using everyone around him. I am actively working against Clinton’s candidacy.

Regarding the editorial, always check context–something that the WSJ hopes you never do. Check all previous administrations during the first months of their tenure–the attorneys belonging to the previous admin are always asked to leave, so that the new attorney general can pick his or her own people. In other words the comparison is disingenuous. The 93 lawyers who left under Reno were republicans asked to leave by an incoming democrat–and no, they weren’t fired–they’re asked to tender their resignations as is customary.

The eight or so atty’s fired by Gonzales are republican attorneys investigating republican corruption. How conveeeeeeeeenient! Some have already testified as to how they were called by Republican politicians nearing their elections and asked not to continue investigating certain politicians so as not to make those nearing elections look bad. This is illegal. Some have testified that they were told, to their face, that they were being replaced by younger attorneys who needed to pad their resumes before they started seeking political office.

There is no comparing Reno to Gonzales.
Reno understood her role under the Constitution. Gonzales is merely Bush’s flunky.

Hi Amy–

I’m keeping my fingers crossed.  I never thought I would ever write these words, but Hillary would be my choice over some who are in the race.

Cheers–

MRE 

Thanks

Hi Freddy–

Nitrites, which, like many things, can be toxic in large doses, are used in the preservation of meats.  The problem with nitrites is that with cooking they combine with amino acids to form nitrosamines, which are carcinogenic.  I prefer to eat meats that contain no nitrites, but don’t just absolutely avoid them like death.  I don’t figure a little here or there is going to hurt me.  In the case of your sausages, I would assume that they are cured and not cooked, so the nitrosamine content would be pretty low.

Cheers–

MRE