Star Tribune
Last update: April 18, 2007

Coleman spokesman Luke Friedrich said that he erred when he told the Star Tribune on April 10 that Paulose was not one of the two candidates Coleman recommended last year to replace Heffelfinger.

Paulose was one of those he nominated for the job, Friedrich said on Tuesday. The other person was Clayton Robinson Jr., a longtime friend of Coleman’s who works as an assistant director in the Ramsey County attorney’s office.

“Sen. Coleman is concerned about any efforts to politicize the U.S. attorney’s office, including by the House Judiciary Committee,” said spokesman LeRoy Coleman. He noted that she had gotten bipartisan support from the Minnesota legal community and was unanimously confirmed by the Senate in December”
So, stop raising our BP by putting out inaccurate information.

You are going to find a lot of things like this in D.C. Government work for most politicals is a cash-in opportunity. You have very young Hill staffers doing committee work, based on their in-depth experience of frat service day, and a year or two on the Hill. You have 25 year-old lawyers who land a good federal clerkship, roll into an honors program for a year or two, work at a top tier firm for a year, then bounce into an assistance secretary position, then roll out of government just as fast to cash in. It is a cult of youth. Couple that with the Texas inner circle at the top – which has some first raters but an awful lot of second or third tier minds – and you have a recipe for a loss of control, major confusion and a lack of accountability. I’ve also heard a lot about the WH staff having had little turnover for 6+ years, and just being ‘tired.’ Apparently so, and in the case of DOJ I suspect that they are reluctant to trifle with the Bestest Lawyer in the Country.

And just to throw a few more logs on the bonfire, this isn’t the last time you are going to see this. Many of the Dem Hill staffers likely to come in with President Hillary will have been seasoned for a year or two in the Dem congress, at best, and will bring their considerable wisdom and experience to bear in the same manner.

I wonder when both parties will honestly admit that they indulge in affirmative action at all levels of appointive positions — even at the cabinet level.

Will the ball of contention roll only to Sampson’s? Will the firing of Iglesias be lain at the feet of the hapless Domenici, or Heather Wilson?

That seems to be the end game here. It is clear Domenici had designs on removal. He got it.
Quid Pro Quo? Curiouser and curiouser.

To me, that reflects a lack of judgment and seasoning.

Ok, and….???
Maybe we should go over the US Attorney appointments for the past 20 years to see if this actually means anything, in context. Is she the first or only USA that seemed light in resume at the time of her appointment?
I’m of the opinion that one can turn anything into a scandal. I wonder what those that have turned this into a scandal are hoping to gain (or divert attention from).