2008-05-18 Q&A with Don Siegelman

2008-05-18 \Don Siegelman\Karl Rove\Dana Jill Simpson http://www.annistonstar.com/showcase/2008/as-open-0518-mricks-8e18a0747.htm Q&A with Don Siegelman: 'I think this will make Watergate look like child's play' &ldquo;...The other cases that are being mentioned or being talked about are primarily the eight U.S. attorneys who were targeted for removal either for failing to move quickly enough or for not following really the party line â€” the Karl Rove party line â€” of trying to do damage to Democrats who were involved in an elections contest.&rdquo;  "Keith Olbermann had a segment about the three worst scandals in the Bush administration, and they had something called 'Siegelman Gate' (chuckle). They had this case, Blackwater and the war in Iraq as the worst. ... Specifically, because it is tied to the White House because Karl Rove is not only a political adviser to the president but he's a close personal friend of the president, and ... no I'm not surprised that the national media has focused on this because it is the only case that has led Congress directly to the doors of the White House. .. The other cases that are being mentioned or being talked about are primarily the eight U.S. attorneys who were targeted for removal either for failing to move quickly enough or for not following really the party line â€” the Karl Rove party line â€” of trying to do damage to Democrats who were involved in an elections contest."   