Cross Posted at Legal Schnauzer
If the people who voted for Barack Obama in 2008 were sending one central message, it probably went something like this: "Whatever you do, don't act like George W. Bush."
Those voters must feel like they've been stabbed in the back after recent events in Alabama. The Obama Department of Justice arrested 11 individuals on Monday in a gambling-related investigation that has been heavy handed, misguided, politically motivated, and strategically timed to affect an election--all of the attributes we came to expect from the Bush DOJ.
In fact, the Obama operation has striking similarities to the Don Siegelman case, the best-known political prosecution of the Bush era.
One possible difference: The Birmingham News is showing signs of actually practicing some real journalism on the bingo story. More on that in a moment.
Consider just a few obvious similarities between the two cases:
* Both originated in the Middle District of Alabama;
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