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McCain’s Poor Sense of Timing

I pointed out several weeks ago that Vern Ehlers’ (R-Margaret Chiara’s former district) call for Alberto Gonzales to resign probably had more to do with protecting his cronies in Grand Rapids than it had with any outrage over Gonzales’ actions. Get rid of Gonzales and prevent the good citizens of MI from learning what Republican scandal she had discovered, you know. But at least Ehlers had the good grace to make the call well before revelations came out about his associates’ presumed involvement in the crimes Chiara was investigating.

McCain, on the other hand, seems to have lost not only his mojo, but his sense of timing.

How else to explain McCain’s call for Gonzales to resign yesterday, the day after it was revealed that Rick Renzi’s top aide had called USA Charlton’s spokesperson to inquire about the probe targetting the Congressman, and the same day that the WSJ had an even more detailed report on the delays in the investigation of Renzi.

And while we’re discussing McCain, can anyone explain something to me? In all of Kyle Sampson’s plans for firing USAs, in all the lists where he details who will call which Republican Senators to alert them that their USA Read more

McCain's Poor Sense of Timing

I pointed out several weeks ago that Vern Ehlers’ (R-Margaret Chiara’s former district) call for Alberto Gonzales to resign probably had more to do with protecting his cronies in Grand Rapids than it had with any outrage over Gonzales’ actions. Get rid of Gonzales and prevent the good citizens of MI from learning what Republican scandal she had discovered, you know. But at least Ehlers had the good grace to make the call well before revelations came out about his associates’ presumed involvement in the crimes Chiara was investigating.

McCain, on the other hand, seems to have lost not only his mojo, but his sense of timing.

How else to explain McCain’s call for Gonzales to resign yesterday, the day after it was revealed that Rick Renzi’s top aide had called USA Charlton’s spokesperson to inquire about the probe targetting the Congressman, and the same day that the WSJ had an even more detailed report on the delays in the investigation of Renzi.

And while we’re discussing McCain, can anyone explain something to me? In all of Kyle Sampson’s plans for firing USAs, in all the lists where he details who will call which Republican Senators to alert them that their USA Read more

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