C'mon Susan, you're either being naive or in denial. If you think this didn't have something to do with 'getting' a Republican, you're nuts! And given the not-so-hidden operation by the Obama campaign to trash Sarah Palin wherever possible, the pressure to "get" Ted Stevens prior to the election was probably quite intense. I'm sure you're right, though, on the ultimate resolution. The prosecutors will claim the excuses you gave so as not to give up those who were really behind the op. This is exactly the kind of 'astroturfing' activity that David Axelcrook is best known for.

The previous comment by Markin is beyond nuts . The Justice Department was run by the Republican Bush administration PRIOR TO THE ELECTION. I know republicans are desparate to blame everything they can on Obama , but this comment is just plain crazy.
Now do I believe that prosecutors will do anything to win a case, I believe it goes on every day in every case in the Federal system. I know this from first-hand knowledge. It is disheartening to sit in a courtroom and listen to FBI agents make up the most fabulous lies, In my case, one FBI agent fabricated a terrible lie and luckily my attorney was able to pin him down and have him do a complete 180 of his testimony in the space of two transcript pages. Did the prosecutor do anything to correct the testimony, Indeed not. Instead she tried to cover up the FBI agent's testimony. While this was going on , my judge was doing the daily crossword puzzle. Incredible. Justice in this country is a disgrace. I have a personal story to tell that would shock all sensibility about American justice.

Did you know you were hitting a nail on the head? Do you remember the Rolling Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil". The refrain includes the phrases "Hope you catch my name" and of course over and over "You're to blame". Clever to write the song playing on the words "satan" and "devil" because both of those words mean 'accuser' or 'prosecutor' in Hebrew and Greek respectively. Clever to write your column noting that the devil has a special place for rogue prosecutors....... - like himself.