Voter suppression and intimidation should be a high crime on a level with treason. Barack Obama's lead in the polls is giving Democrats room to challenge treason democrats, even if the fight detracts from economic messages.

Apparently, the investigation into the USA Purge has a pre-set deadline: it is scheduled to end after the election but before President Obama appoints a new Attorney General.

One of things that strikes me about this report is how the White House has, insanely, asserted "Executive Privilege" with respect to document requests from an EXECUTIVE BRANCH AGENCY.

When all those Rove-connected AG Gonzales underlings hit the pavement in that mass exodus of resignations, the working theory was Hatch Act avoidance as the primary rationale. That and mitigating losses were finally staunched with Gonzales' own. At least for a time. But I think we need to add another reason to the laundry list: Interview Avoidance.

Attorney General Michael Mukasey has appointed acting Conn. US Attorney Nora Dannehy to continue the investigation into the US Attorney firings.

Judge Bates isn't helping BushCo sustain their USA purge cover-up and stall. Today, he denied the White House's motion for a stay of his earlier order pending appeal. He got a bit snarky in his opinion denying the stay--I imagine David Addington is having fits right now.

The Bush Administration has known well how to avoid punishment for Hatch Act violations: simply to have those who commit those violations to quit. Therefore, it should be no surprise that Mukasey has announced Goodling and her friends will avoid any charges for their violations.

This is a proposal put forward at the rule of law roundtable to form a “Church Commission” like body to investigate allegations of criminal conduct by the Bush administration.

HJC voted to hold Rove in contempt, by a vote of 20-14. In doing so, they confirmed many of the points I've made about Rove's audacious claims to be immune from testifying.

Today's DOJ report includes a denial from Margaret Chiara and Leslie Hagen that they were in a relationship. Yet that alleged affair was--by all accounts--the reason Chiara was fired. Was Chiara fired based on a false rumor?