Bush Appointed Attorneys: 'We're Not Leaving'

The Daily Beast:

An internal report issued this week by the Justice Department brought attention to the Bush Administration's efforts to "burrow" partisan ideologues deep in career civil service positions at the department. But even a few of Bush's political appointees at Justice are giving the new Obama administration trouble. Though their lease may technically run out on January 20, U.S. Attorneys Mary Beth Buchanan of Pittsburgh and Alice Martin of Birmingham are resolved to stay in their posts. The Daily Beast has learned that both are arguing to the Obama transition team that their efforts to convict Democrats should guarantee them an extended stay into the Obama presidency.

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Comments

[billrott]

02:02 PM on 01/23/2009

Articles on Buchanan's record:

http://www.reason.com/news/show/122263.html
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07079/770820-109.stm
http://www.reason.com/blog/show/130413.html?success=1#lastpost
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Beth_Buchanan
http://www.wpxi.com/news/13366676/detail.html
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06326/740403-85.stm
http://kdka.com/topstories/Brian.Wells.collar.2.389997.html
http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1112812884&channel=570698209
http://doctordeluca.com/Library/WOD/CriminalCriminalJustice08.pdf
http://select.nytimes.com/2006/01/24/opinion/24tierney.html?_r=1
http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A28537
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2008/09/12/location-privacy-gets-a-boost-in-pennsylvania-ruling/#comments
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2006/11/01/debating-the-thompson-memorandum/#comments
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2008/02/01/obscenity-prosecution-do-you-know-it-when-you-read-it/#comments

[democracy7]

01:06 PM on 01/16/2009

A subversion of justice if ever I saw it. She needs to be removed.

[RabidRightRebel]

11:11 AM on 01/16/2009

The main problem with the rabid right is they have no shame! While these people should be offering appogies for abusing the Justice Department, they are completly incapable of understanding that they did anything wrong.

Just goes to show trying to reason with the rabid right is like trying to reason with a rabid dog. Just leave them foaming at mouth out side the office after canceling their security entry cards.

[gotovt]

10:09 AM on 01/16/2009

Make sure the door does hit them in the backside.

[sueinmn]

10:07 AM on 01/16/2009

Do as MN did to ex Sen. Coleman. Close the offices and remove his name from phone lines and everywhere on the rosters. Dark phoneless offices arn't effective. Stop the paychecks also, money speaks! Lack of money speaks louder!

[liverjuggler]

10:07 AM on 01/16/2009

they are delusional and very arrogant. They think they are entitled to their jobs because they feel superior to others and in their little minds ; "who is Obama to take their jobs away"

Good riddance!!!!

[lynnn]

10:07 AM on 01/16/2009

Investigate them.

[THE JEDI 69]

10:04 AM on 01/16/2009

BYE BYE..she just wants a job at FOX....see ya

[Petey131]

10:02 AM on 01/16/2009

Drag them out if need be!

[publicmenace]

10:06 AM on 01/16/2009

...and make sure there are plenty of cameras there!

[LetMeUnderstandThis]

10:06 AM on 01/16/2009

I agree, treat like guess who wont leave.