Saturday, January 03, 2004

Fitzgerald Vs. Starr

From LiberalOasis via Eschaton:

The new special counsel in charge of the PlameGate investigation is US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald.

What’s the insiders’ take on him, as summed up by the NY Times?

"…even Mr. Fitzgerald's former opponents in the courtroom say [he is] dogged, dispassionate and endlessly prepared…"


And

Go back to August 6, 1994, when the NY Times ("A Prosecutor Overnight") profiled brand new special prosecutor Ken Starr:

"Few Democrats or Republicans who have worked with Kenneth W. Starr expressed any doubt today that he would be a fair and thoughtful prosecutor in the Whitewater case…"


See? I'm not just being reactionary. (Or is it "radical?" I always get the two mixed up. Given today's weird political realities, I wonder if it even matters, anymore.)

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