This is a great piece from a US Attorney (written by him) on how he was fired for political reasons. It’s a must read…
United States attorneys have a long history of being insulated from politics. Although we receive our appointments through the political process (I am a Republican who was recommended by Senator Pete Domenici), we are expected to be apolitical once we are in office. I will never forget John Ashcroft, then the attorney general, telling me during the summer of 2001 that politics should play no role during my tenure. I took that message to heart. Little did I know that I could be fired for not being political.
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There is so much to criticize the Bush administration about, is it really worthwhile to focus on this? It seems like we are building straw-men that distract us from the real problems of the Bush administration.
Besides, I’m not sure why appointed members of the executive branch believe they are politically insulated. The Clinton administration fired all 93 US Attorneys in March of 1993.
I think it’s another example of a long line of horrible politically motivated decisions made by the Bush administration. IT’s all catching up to them now….