Briefing Book! Illegally Hired Judges More Likely to Deport

August 26, 2008

by LibertySugar 11

Justice Department: Was that the point? Immigration judges illegally hired under Monica Goodling more likely to rule for deportation. — Talking Points Memo
Cindy McCain: Why is Cindy McCain going to Georgia? Cindy's headed to the conflict with the UN World Food Programme. — Donklephant
Serbia: Statue syndrome? Large Roman statue of Bob Marley turns up in Serbia. — The Lede
Russia: Russia recognizes breakaway Georgian regions. Secretary Rice calls it "extremely unfortunate." — Huffington Post

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GKitty 4 years

You go Stephley! and Alberto Gonzales helped? (How does he sleep at night).

popgoestheworld 4 years

I personally think it's hard to make a statistical case out of 16 people.

stephley 4 years

Dave, this is an old story. Mukasey said a week ago that he wasn't going to press criminal charges against the wrongoers but according to one article "Mukasey used his sharpest words yet to criticize the senior leaders who took part in or failed to stop illegal hiring practices during the tenure of his predecessor, Alberto Gonzales." You can't make something go away by pretending it didn't happen. They were turning away applicants who had anything in their backgrounds that suggested they were Democrats and specifically asking things like why the candidate wanted to serve President Bush.

janneth 4 years

Right, it wasn't she who was hired illegally. She DID illegal hiring.

UnDave35 4 years

But that doesn't make her illegally hired. She may have been unethical in her job, but she wasn't hired illegally.

janneth 4 years

It seems there is evidence she hired and fired with a political agenda. Her political agenda.

janneth 4 years

Beautiful cake, Undave.

UnDave35 4 years

I'm curious, how were these people hired illegally? Because they didn't meet the requirements for the job? Because they leaned more right than the NYT thinks they should?

Jude C 4 years

And that is NOT the face of someone who didn't do anything wrong.

janneth 4 years

The Russians are not that stupid. They have something up their sleeves.

stephley 4 years

Of course the point of politicizing the Justice Department was to put people in positions to do things exactly the way the Administration wanted them done. Once you've got the people in place, its difficult to get them all out.

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