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When Congress is "going fishing" for something I would hope they are doing it for the good of the nation rather than for political gain.
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I would suggest it is not a "fishing" expedition and it is for the good of the nation for Congress to inquire why Bush politicized the Justice Dept and US attorneys in a way that hadnt been done in 25 years.
Of the more than 400 US attorneys who have served between 1981 and 2006,
only 10 left office involuntarily for reasons other than a change in administration(dismissed for serious issues of personal or professional conduct). In one fell swoop, Bush dismissed eight for no apparent reason, based on their positive performance evaluations.
As former conservative congressman Bob Barr, who served as a U.S. Attorney under President Reagan, said:
...“the integrity of the Department of Justice is being used as a political football by the administration to prove who’s the toughest hombre in all this.”
.... “the administration really ought to be going out of its way to do what prior administrations have done, such as the Bush 1 administration and Reagan administrations, and that is take whatever steps are necessary to assure the American people that the integrity of our justice system has not been compromised.”
There are also potential ethical violations by members of Congress (particularly a senator and congresswoman from New Mex, a congressman from Cali and a congressman from Wash) who are alleged to have contacted the US attorneys about ongoing investigations and then contacted DOJ officials (Gonzales and others) to discuss their dismissal.. These are clear violations of Congressional ethics rules, if true... and a proper reason for Congressional inquiry.