IS GEORGE BUSH TRYING TO COVER UP THE REST OF THE CUNNINGHAM SCANDAL-- THE REALLY BAD STUFF?

Carol Lam... Carol Lam... Carol Lam... Bush fired her... but why does that name sound so familiar? I did a search of DWT and there was just one mention. Ken brought her up in late November of 2005 in relation to the Randy "Duke" Cunningham case! That's it! She was the San Diego U.S. Attorney-- appointed by Bush-- who went after Cunningham: a Republican law enforcement official going after a Republican criminal-- and nailing him. And as Bush gets ready to pardon one of his own, he has also fired Ms. Lam, who is assuredly not one of his own, despite party affiliation. (Keep in mind, Cunningaham at one time was a go-between who was selling future Bush presidential pardons to convicted criminals.)

"'It's virtually unprecedented to fire a U.S. Attorney absent some misconduct in office,' said criminal defense attorney Michael Attanasio, a former federal prosecutor. 'This office has clearly made a priority of investigating and prosecuting white collar offenses and has had occasional success doing so,' he said. 'One would think that would be valued by any administration, even if it meant fewer resources were devoted to routine and repetitive border crimes.'"

Dan Dzwilewski, the top FBI official in the Sean Diego area, said "I guarantee politics is involved." There is no question that a full airing of the Cunningham corruption allegations would bring down at least a dozen Republican congressmen, including close colleagues and fellow bribe-takers Jerry Lewis, Duncan Hunter, John Doolittle, Virgil Goode, Tom DeLay. There has been a good deal of evidence also pointing to far more serious crimes than just corruption and that Cunningham and some of his GOP allies were involved with other countries, sometimes pushing their interests over the interests of this country-- and being well-paid in the process (treason). Cunningham's intimate relations with several higher-ups at the CIA led to the firing of Porter Goss and to a general shakeup at the agency.

And it looks like the Bush Regime has been firing Federal Prosecutors who were getting too close for comfort all around the country, something of dubious legality. U.S. attorneys are usually appointed by the president and require Senate approval. They typically serve the same term as the president that appointed them, and are replaced when a new president is elected... Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., criticized the Bush administration yesterday for 'pushing out U.S. Attorneys from across the country under the cloak of secrecy... We don't know how many U.S. Attorneys have been asked to resign-- it could be two, it could be ten, it could be more. No one knows,' she said in a statement. Feinstein said the administration was abusing its executive power by trying to circumvent the Senate confirmation process. She and two colleagues proposed legislation yesterday to restore appointment authority to the district court when a vacancy occurs and an interim leader is needed."