Guest blogged by Jon Ponder, Pensito Review.
We reported earlier that a report from the Department of Justice Inspector General confirmed that Monica Goodling, the political hack installed by the GOP at the department, had in fact used an applicant’s status as a “loyal Bushie” as a litmus test for DOJ employment.
Now comes confirmation of a rumor reported on NPR in April that the DOJ IG was also pursuing charges that Goodling had fired a US Attorney because Goodling suspected the woman was gay:
The report describes an alleged “sexual relationship” between a career prosecutor and a U.S. attorney, who were not named. Margaret M. Chiara, the former U.S. attorney in Grand Rapids, Mich., said in an interview with The Times that she now believed she was fired because of the erroneous belief that she was having a relationship with career prosecutor Leslie Hagen.
“I could not begin to understand how I found myself sharing the misfortune of my former colleagues,” Chiara said of the eight other U.S. attorneys who were fired. “Now I understand.”
Justice officials said after her firing that Chiara was let go because of mismanagement and because she had caused morale in her office to sink. Chiara said Monday she believed those concerns were raised by the same people who spread rumors about her and Hagen.
“I guess now I am persuaded with deep regret that this is what was the basis,” she added. “There is nothing else.”
The investigators found that Hagen lost a coveted assignment in Washington after rumors of the supposed relationship reached Gonzales aide Monica M. Goodling.
And:
Investigators found that Goodling used the same search parameters as Jan Williams, who served as White House liaison before Goodling. The report said that Williams had used the string in late 2005 and early 2006 to research candidates for positions on a national advisory commission on violence against women.
Goodling, a graduate of a college operated by televangelist Pat Robertson, was also found to have nixed the hiring of a terrorism expert because his wife was a Democrat.
Yup, and Senator Turd Stevens is down “the tubes” also…YIPPEE!!!
Sen. Stevens indicted: 7 false statements counts
Wilbur ~
Ya think Larry Flint will make an offer to monica goodling … I sure hope so.
These people so sicken me. I sincerely hope these people will see some jail time.
And…
“Goodling, a graduate of a college operated by televangelist Pat Robertson”
ugh. Can we somehow prevent people graduating from this school from entering government positions? Yuk.
A Get Out of Jail Free Card is on flip side of the republikkkan card . . .
Since this report is out and shows proof that many DA’s and judges were hired for political beliefs, wouldn’t it be possible to give us a listing of all those hired under Ashcroft/Gonzalas’ watches….then whenever a Democrat or Indep or “other than rightwing talking points” believer is indicted, they can now immediately demand the recusement of all such unlawfully hired DA’s and judges. It would imediately lighten the load of the DOJ and save lots of money!
I can’t take much more Bushie crap. Empty the White House, fire everyone who even talked to Bush the past ten years, or was hired to serve him, and leave the damned place vacant until Obama wins the presidency. We’d be better off with an empty White House than the fools who are there now.
Oh my goodness gracious, Monica, that’s a federal rap. You learned about that in law school, right? It was on the bar exam, right?
Fire and prosecute this aid Goodling. After this is done make sure that she never serves in any government office or post for the remainder of her life. There is no justification for her actions or the lack of oversight by her superiors. If this is what we have descended to for law, in the Bush Administration, then we are truly a country without law.
The fall guy system seems to have been prefected to such a degree that the president is completely untouchable. Let’s put our heads together and try to enumerate how many fall guys Bush has used in 8 years.
Monica Goodling,George Tenet, General Sanchez, General Karpinski,{Bush announces to the world the U.S. is not bound by the Geneva convention then lets Karpinski take the blame for Abu Gahraib torture}, Alberto Gonzales, who am I forgeting?
Also, did you ever see this woman testify? She’s such a kook-aid drinker, it’s scary! She seems really inept, too.
Interview her and appeal to her duty to tell the truth. If you corner her “would you swear before God, that is true” you may get some interesting facts.