Keep Alice Martin in Her Job

I found this in the morning, basically its a "progressive" site trying to figure out with members of the "politicized Bush DOJ" are still holding their position. Normaly I wouldn't do a post on another post, but this isn't the first time I have seen rumblings on the left so I am begining to wonder if pressure is starting to build there.

by Christine Bowman

BuzzFlash and a few other progressive news sites have noted that the Obama Administration is not in the least free yet of the legacy of the US attorney firing scandal of 2007 known as Prosecutorgate. Sure, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was forced to exit in disgrace. Bradley Schlozman, Monica Goodling and Kyle Sampson also gained notoriety due to Congressional hearings. But the legacy of a deeply politicized Department of Justice (DOJ) remains. More independent-minded former US attorneys David Iglesias and Carol Lam, who failed to target Democrats for prosecution, are out. Prosecutors like Mary Beth Buchanan and Leura Canary, who have energetically targeted Democratic office holders, are in and still causing trouble.

US Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan, still heading up the Western District of Pennsylvania office, certainly personifies the problem if any one attorney does. In December 2008, having served since September 2001, Buchanan declared herself unwilling to give up her office -- Alice Martin of Birmingham, AL also refuses to bow out -- in defiance of the long-standing tradition that US Attorneys tender their resignations at the start of every new administration

I can't speak for Buchanan, But as for Martin she is involved in one of the most important corruption cases in the history of the United States. The collapse of Jefferson county Alabama and the widespread allegations of corruption against Mayor Larry Langford need to be investigated and if anything expanded upon.

• Is facing 101 counts on corruption and bribery charges
• The man who bankrupted Jefferson County Alabama
• Helped increase fees on middle and working class people
• The man who did it for designer suits and rolex watches.
• Mayor Langford's Culture of Corruption.
• Who helped J.P Morgan Chase and other Financial Groups overcharge by 100 million in fees Jefferson County.
• The same Mayor who has saddled his constituents with a billion dollar debt.