tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post1561554507482822492..comments2024-03-26T17:44:07.430-04:00Comments on Viking Pundit: Just oneErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-60839113559515141872014-11-07T08:55:58.132-05:002014-11-07T08:55:58.132-05:00Nigel wearily shakes his aged head. The question ...Nigel wearily shakes his aged head. The question is about politicization of the DOJ. The 'nonsense' Nigel had in mind includes the wholesale firing of US Attorneys General, Pete Domenici's shenanigans, Brad Schlozman, etc. The point is there is a long and bipartisan history of the DOJ's being influenced by political considerations.<br /><br />Nigel was asking about what could Nigel Tufnelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-46508699235116731342014-11-02T10:38:27.401-05:002014-11-02T10:38:27.401-05:00In what has an air of eerie déjà vu, the Debbie-bo...In what has an air of eerie déjà vu, the Debbie-bot's examples had nothing to do with the original claim: <i>With regard to the timing of DOJ <b>investigation on the GOP candidate</b>: I trust you were as outraged when the <b>same nonsense</b> went on during the Bush administration.</i><br /><br /><i>Examples?</i>...i.e., show an example of the Bush DOJ beginning an investigation of a DOJ dodgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-58399751523543552812014-11-01T17:13:08.697-04:002014-11-01T17:13:08.697-04:00Using the IRS against political opponents was the ...Using the IRS against political opponents was the second article of impeachment against Nixon. In this DOJ: "gee, what's the big deal?"<br /><br />Stuff like that makes me fast and furious.<br />Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-50396486081183964882014-11-01T16:29:27.904-04:002014-11-01T16:29:27.904-04:00Examples?
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/med...<i>Examples?</i><br /><br />http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/media-july-dec01-ap_08-28/<br /><br />http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/news/2002/06/05/hacker-subpoena.htm<br /><br />http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/washdc/july01/2001-07-27-ashcroft-journalists-usat.htm<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/01/washington/01chronicle.html?_r=0<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoo Whonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-14047511754085511812014-11-01T10:17:24.585-04:002014-11-01T10:17:24.585-04:00Examples?
As for Holder, I'm with Charles Kra...Examples?<br /><br />As for Holder, I'm with Charles Krauthammer that the Democrats will regret the precedents set by this DOJ, most notably the wholesale refusal to enforce laws. If a Republican President takes control and simply refuses to enforce any provisions of Obamacare, how will the Left respond, having set the new standard?<br />Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-9186595349930966142014-10-31T10:02:56.586-04:002014-10-31T10:02:56.586-04:00With regard to the timing of DOJ investigation on ...With regard to the timing of DOJ investigation on the GOP candidate: I trust you were as outraged when the same nonsense went on during the Bush administration.<br /><br />What is your proposal to decouple political influences on DOJ actions regardless of who is in the White House?Nigel Tufnelnoreply@blogger.com