Breaking News: Prosecutor Incorruptible
by matt at 9:00 am on October 24th, 2005 in MediaObviously the die is cast on the investigation at this point, but forgive my paranoia when three nearly identical stories pop up in rapid succession just before the finale stressing how beyond corruption and politics Patrick Fitzgerald is:
Shouldn’t the default position of federal prosecutors be incorruptible, apolitical and non-partisan? Who is pushing this series of stories? Are stories that amount to “Fitzgerald believes he should do his job” really news? Or are they being placed to soften the blow of few or no major indictments?
UPDATE: One more from the San Francisco Chronicle:
jamie wrote:
not wanting your head to explode, i hope to god it’s the former and not the latter.
Posted 24 Oct 2005 at 10:09 am ¶
Nick in Beantown wrote:
Sounds like no serious indictments, to me. :-(
Posted 24 Oct 2005 at 1:57 pm ¶
seamus wrote:
It could have the opposite impact. If he delivers indictments, the GOP will attempt to attack him as partisan (like DeLay has Ronnie Earle), but if he’s already framed as “incorruptible” and “nonpartisan,” then those attacks won’t stick.
Posted 24 Oct 2005 at 2:56 pm ¶
matt wrote:
haha. yeah. want to bet on who will have the more successful spin operation?
Posted 24 Oct 2005 at 3:08 pm ¶