Undistinguished
U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald was ranked among prosecutors who had “not distinguished themselves” on a Justice Department chart sent to the White House in March 2005, when he was in the midst of leading the CIA leak investigation that resulted in the perjury conviction of a vice presidential aide, administration officials said yesterday.
The ranking placed Fitzgerald below “strong U.S. Attorneys . . . who exhibited loyalty” to the administration but above “weak U.S. Attorneys who . . . chafed against Administration initiatives, etc.,” according to Justice documents.
One of the most experienced terrorism prosecutors-foreign and domestic, one of the most tenacious and successful public corruption prosecutors, a successful mob prosecutor. He’s mediocre.
What is it going to take for the 33% of Bush deadenders to see what happens when you run an entire executive branch by political hackery?
March 22nd, 2007 at
Given the three possible rankings: weak, undistinguished, or “loyal”, I’d prefer undistinguished to either of the alternatives.