Thoughts 22 Mar 2007 02:58 pm
Replacement U.S. Attorney
I just finished reading some well placed paranoia over on the Las Vegas Business and Politics blog when I came across this article in the Review Journal:
Daniel Bogden’s chief deputy, Steve Myhre, who was first assistant U.S. attorney in Las Vegas, “has declined to be acting USA due to his pending casework,” according to an undated chart that listed seven U.S. attorneys who were removed on Dec. 7 and the status of their replacements.
Bogden had served 17 years as a federal prosecutor in Reno and Las Vegas, and it took them 17 years to decide this guy was no good at his job.
Nope, no politics here.
Steve Myhre is currently the acting US Attorney until his replacement can be found, it turns out that as number two he was automatically given the job whether he wanted it or not.
As the state’s Republican senator, John Ensign is interviewing replacements for Bogden. Ensign said he did not know when he would have recommendations ready for White House officials to review.
The worthy senator from Nevada, has discovered a minor glitch in the process of choosing candidates, there are few, if any volunteers, because whoever it is, they will undoubtedly be fired as soon as we have a new administration.
Ensign said White House officials warned him not to send Bogden’s name for reappointment after he threatened to do so.
Come-on Johnny-boy, hold a press conference and do it, we know you’re W’s yes man, but show some backbone for once, these guys are going to be gone in a year and a half anyway.
As an interesting side note:
Evidently, Bogden has been offered a job as an immigration judge.
Harry Reid, had this to say about the offer:
Bogden “was jerked around, then insulted by the suggestion he would be an immigration judge,” Reid said. “That would be demeaning to a man of that caliber.”
Reid later said he knew “wonderful people” who are immigration judges but “usually the people who take those are people who are relatively inexperienced in the law.”
Don’t look now Harry, but your elitism is showing.