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Sunday, March 18, 2007
Bob Barr: Clinton Didn't Also Do It
By VictorM: After Purgegate -- the firing of federal prosecutors by the Bush administration for political motives -- picked-up steam, one of the cries of those defending the administration was that "Clinton also did it". Among those paying attention that claim has been totally debunked, but with this crowd, it never hurts to pile on.Bob Barr was a Reagan appointee who went on to serve as a member of the House from 1995 to 2003. It was during this period that Mr. Barr became a prominent member of the conservative movement. He was a relentless pursuer of articles of impeachment against Bill Clinton. Here's what he said in a Rolling Stone interview:
I and a number of others were critical of president Clinton when he first came into office and almost immediately removed all U.S. Attorneys. But that’s not the same thing as what’s happening now.
We’re seeing a president in his second term go after U.S. attorneys of his own party for reasons that are clearly political: not moving fast enough against targets on the other side of the aisle, succumbing to pressure from Senators for example. That is very, very corrosive, both to morale for U.S. Attorneys as well as in terms of reducing the confidence that the public has that the system is fair and impartial and non-partisan.
Labels: bill clinton, bob barr, clinton also did it, purgegate, rolling stone
Yes, Barr is a neocon. But unlike most of them, he's got a fairness streak.
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