I'm just as guilty of getting caught up in primaries stuff as everyone else. But the reason it's so important is because of all the damage the criminals in the White House have done over the past seven-plus years.
As one example, we have the U.S. Attorneys scandal still bubbling along.
The Hill has a lengthy article discussing
a sprawling inquiry launched by the Justice Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR).
And it's being taken seriously.
Rep. Heather Wilson (R-NM) has some headaches ahead of her in her quest to take over Pete Domenici's Senate seat:
Two inquiries by the House and Senate ethics committees are examining whether several congressional Republicans, including one running for the Senate this year, improperly interfered with investigations.
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[Former NM U.S. Attorney David] Iglesias’s case is in the crosshairs of all three investigations. Testifying before Congress, he alleged last year that Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.) and Rep. Heather Wilson (R-N.M.) pressured him to accelerate an investigation of a Democratic politician in New Mexico ahead of Wilson’s tight reelection bid.
One reason The Hill characterized this as a "sprawling" investigation?
In a sign that the investigation has widened beyond the nine fired attorneys, Justice last summer interviewed Thomas Heffelfinger, U.S. attorney in Minnesota, who resigned before it was revealed that he was targeted for dismissal.
I have no great new insights to add to this story. Just a permanent, indelible sense of outrage over what Bush, his "administration" and the Republican Party have done to our country.
And it is our country, damn it!