Via Good ol' Josh, we find that Wisconsin US Attorney Steven Biskupic, one of the retained USAs that has many of us worried for the degree of partisan degradation that the Bush Cheney/Rove administration has subjected the DOJ to, has now spoken out about having his wattled neck - this - close to being put on the chopping block. Our lucky guy's statement with subtitles appears below the fold...
- Until the recent controversy surrounding the firings of eight United State Attorneys around the country, it was never communicated to me that my job could be in jeopardy or that I was considered to be disloyal to President Bush's agenda.
Yeah, I always heard that when the law comes from you, you know when they've got you because of the ruckus, but when it's organized crime, you never hear a thing before it all goes black. Funny how my job is so like the movies.
- It is my understanding that my name appears on a list, which was a ranking of United States Attorneys. My name appeared in a category questioning my performance and loyalty to the President. That same list characterized esteemed Chicago United States Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald as "mediocre." I believe the list has no credibility.
Whoa, dude - I so call bullshit on that!
The charging decision in the Georgia Thompson case was made in consultation with the then-Democratic State Attorney General, and the Democratic District Attorney for Dane County. The decision to charge Thompson was based solely on the facts, and was not made with consideration of my job status. To my knowledge at the time, my job status was entirely secure.
[Taking cigar from mouth] I don't know nothin' about no trumped up charges! I was just tellin' 'em what I thought they wanted to hear! They said, this Thompson dame, she did this, she did that, and I said, yeah, sure!
- I am a career prosecutor, selected as United States Attorney through a bipartisan commission. My numerous public corruption cases include prosecutions of Democrats and Republicans. Our records show that since 2002 when I became United States Attorney, I have brought at least 12 cases against individuals who donated money to Republican candidates or who were aligned with the Republican Party.
I am a retired investor, living on a fixed income. And you can bet your sweet bippy I won't be charging a dozen Republicans with so much as jaywalking twice in my career.