Replacing Federal Prosecutors? - say it ain't so!

Well, it's actually the norm in Wash DC, but the press won't tell you that. Where was all the criticism 13 years ago?

As a matter of fact, though the press is jumping all over Pres Bush and Alberto Gonzalez, what they have done is exactly 1/12th of what President Clinton and Janet Reno did….

White House Mulled Firing All U.S. Prosecutors
Former White House Counsel Harriet Miers raised the prospect of asking all chief federal district prosecutors to resign in 2004, but the Justice Department objected and only eight were dismissed. There are 93 Federal prosecutors and the Bush admin has replaced 8.
By the way, that is exactly what the Clinton Administration did:
In 1993 The New York Times published a story with this provocative lead:

“Attorney General Janet Reno today demanded the prompt resignation of all United States attorneys, leading the federal prosecutor in the District of Columbia to suggest that the order could be tied to his long-running investigation of Representative Dan Rostenkowski, a crucial ally of President Clinton.”

Rostenkowski was indicted in 1994 under the aegis of a Democratic U.S. attorney, and later pleaded guilty to corruption charges.
United States Attorneys are appointed to serve four-year terms at the pleasure of the President. It was unclear whether Reno initiated the request for resignations or whether it was pressed on her by the White House. The Attorney General said it was a "joint decision."

Did you Know?
In 1969, Robert Morgenthau, now the Manhattan District Attorney, resisted efforts by the Nixon Administration to replace him as United States Attorney in New York until he was given what he called an "ultimatum" by President Richard M. Nixon to leave office.