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Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Republican Reichert calls for McKay reinstatement

In addition to performing a yeoman service with this David Bowermaster article tracing how John McKay went from well-regarded to fired in so short a time span (and we did notice the assist by Postman-hey, we read to the bottom,) The Seattle Times also featured an Alicia Mundy story featuring an idea from Dave Reichert:
Rep. Dave Reichert has come to the defense of fired U.S. Attorney John McKay, whom he praised for pushing the federal government to work more closely with law enforcement in the Seattle area.

"It doesn't seem to me that John's being treated fairly," Reichert, R-Auburn, said Tuesday.

He suggested the Justice Department reinstate McKay as U.S. attorney while the agency and Congress investigate "why they fired him."
Why, that's an excellent idea. Much simpler than nominating him, actually. But I suppose either way would work.

This is what happens when there is a real two-party system in effect. Obviously Reichert must be worried about the fallout next year, and his campaign staff knows Darcy is coming after him again. Still, since Reichert is choosing to take our advice, we'll give credit where credit is due. We're not optimistic that the Bush administration will listen to Reichert, but yes, in a just world McKay would be reinstated and given an apology.

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