Another Take On Todd Graves

Thomas Charles at Firedup Missouri has a different take on the Todd Graves firing. He agrees that Graves was forced out by main Justice, but only because Graves' wife was a potential target in a local fee office scandal also involving Matt Blunt. It is important to remind everybody that Graves had recused himself from working on the fee office mess and Bud Cummins was assigned to handle the inquiry. Anyway you might want to give Charles' blog a look. Beyond the name calling, Charles and Kraske are simply giving alternative takes on the same set of basic facts. Todd Graves was forced out of office by the Rovian DoJ. He was the 9th, 10th or 11th US Attorney fired for political reasons, depending on how you count them. It's pretty clear from his public statements that he is doing all he can to distance himself from Gonzales and Rove. Anyway, Graves was replaced by Brad Schlozman, a loyal Bushie of the first rank and genuine Rovian operative.