I SHALL BE RELEASED
Siegelman is getting out of jail, on bond, thanks to the Circuit Court of Appeals.
For anyone who didn't see the 60 Minutes piece or the MSNBC follow-ups with Dan Abrams, Siegelman was a Democratic governor of Alabama whose case is typical of the politicization of the Department of Justice under the influence of Karl Rove. This case was first thrown out of court by a federal judge. THen it was brought in front of a new judge, the husband of the US Attorney who was bringing the trumped-up charges. He was marched directly out of court in handcuffs and straight to jail, which never happens in political cases such as this.
Anyway, now he's getting out. It's amazing what can happen when the national media starts doing its job instead of just following the horse-race, cheerleading and doing stories about Britney Spears.
For anyone who didn't see the 60 Minutes piece or the MSNBC follow-ups with Dan Abrams, Siegelman was a Democratic governor of Alabama whose case is typical of the politicization of the Department of Justice under the influence of Karl Rove. This case was first thrown out of court by a federal judge. THen it was brought in front of a new judge, the husband of the US Attorney who was bringing the trumped-up charges. He was marched directly out of court in handcuffs and straight to jail, which never happens in political cases such as this.
Anyway, now he's getting out. It's amazing what can happen when the national media starts doing its job instead of just following the horse-race, cheerleading and doing stories about Britney Spears.
posted by Matthew at 9:55 AM
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