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May 30, 2008 at 13:21:02

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Meet a "Loyal Bushie" and a Corrupt U.S. Attorney

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Inside a Selective Prosecution

What's it like to encounter a corrupt U.S. attorney in an up-close and personal way?

The Alabama blog Legal Schnauzer is about to show you.

And this is not just any U.S. attorney. This is Alice Martin, a true "loyal Bushie."

Martin is the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, the prosecutor who first went after former Democratic Governor Don Siegelman, with a case that was so weak a federal judge threw it out of court. (Siegelman later was convicted on corruption charges in the Middle District of Alabama, and that case is receiving considerable attention as a prime example of political prosecution by the Bush Justice Department.)

Alice Martin was quick to go after a Democrat on stunningly weak charges. But what does she do when confronted with powerful allegations of clearcut wrongdoing by Alabama Republicans?

Legal Schnauzer is about to show you. And it will prove that the Bush Justice Department indeed practices political prosecution.

Read more here . . .

www.legalschnauzer.blogspot.com

I live in Birmingham, Alabama, and work in higher education. I became interested in justice-related issues after experiencing gross judicial corruption in Alabama state courts. This corruption has a strong political component. The corrupt judges are all Republicans, and the attorney who filed a fraudulent lawsuit against me has strong family ties to the Alabama Republican Party, with indirect connections to national figures such as Karl Rove. In fact, a number of Republican operatives who have played a central role in the prosecution of former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman (a Democrat) also have connections to my case. I am married, with no kids and two Siamese cats. I am the author of the blog Legal Schnauzer. The blog is written in honor of Murphy, our miniature schnauzer (1993-2004)who did so much to help my wife and me survive our nightmarish experience with corrupt judges. I grew up in Springfield, Missouri, and I am pretty much a lifelong St. Louis Cardinal baseball fan. I've lived in Birmingham for almost 30 years and have adopted the UAB Blazers as my Southern college football and basketball team to follow. Also, follow East Tennessee State basketball. An avid reader, both fiction and non-fiction. Influential writers on public affairs are Kevin Phillips, Michael Lind, Thomas Edsall, E.J. Dionne, Molly Ivins, and Scott Horton.