Lest we forget Tim Griffin is currently ensconced as the interim US Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas. He was appointed under the Specter amendment to the US Patriot Act. Kyle Sampson gave detailed instructions on how Justice should deal with the two Democratic senators now clamoring to nominate a permanent replacement for Bud Cummins.
The New York Times reports:
In a Dec. 19 e-mail message, Mr. Sampson wrote: “Getting him appointed was important to Harriet, Karl, etc.,” a reference to Ms. Miers and Mr. Rove.Of course.
Mr. Sampson’s e-mail message, sent to the White House and Justice Department colleagues, suggested he was hoping to stall efforts by the state’s two Democratic senators to pick their own candidates as permanent successors for Mr. Cummins.
“I think we should gum this to death,” Mr. Sampson wrote. "Ask the senators to give Tim a chance, meet with him, give him some time in office to see how he performs, etc. If they ultimately say ‘no never’ (and the longer we can forestall that the better), then we can tell them we’ll look for other candidates, ask them for recommendations, interview their candidates, and otherwise run out the clock. All this should be done in ‘good faith’ of course."
Senators are you reading. What is all this about Senator Reid giving deference to Senator Kyl's hold on the Feinstein Amendment again?
