Don Siegelman

The 11th Circuit has granted former Al. Governor, Don Siegelman, his request to be released from prison pending his appeal. Earlier today the House requested the DOJ release him temporarily to testify before Congress on his case. It looks like the DOJ no longer will have a say, as Siegelman is now out pending appeal.

It must be done. A commissioner for the FCC is asking for an investigation into the 60 Minutes blackout in Alabama during the Don Siegleman story. If they don't investigate then they just took a big dump on the red, white and blue.

51 current and past state attorney generals, of both parties, are now calling for Congress to investigate the Don Siegelman conviction. Dan Abrams even highlighted some of the very questionable things that have occurred in this case:

Hopefully Congress will hear the growing calls to take action on this.

Last night Dan Abrams talked about the 60 Minutes report that Karl Rove was behind the prosecution and conviction of former Al. governor Don Siegelman. At the end of the segment he called on Michael Mukasey to investigate the whole matter.

On a personal note I got to say I am really becoming an Abrams fan. I didn't care for him much in the olden days (before he ran MSNBC), but now he seems to becoming more proactive and fed up with our current system of injustice.

That is what is needed now:

Attorneys for imprisoned former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman on Monday called for a special prosecutor after a key government witness claimed that he was forced to write out his testimony to get his story straight.

Vince Kilborn, an attorney for Siegelman who contends Republican politics was behind the Democrat's prosecution, said the defense was never told of any written notes by Nick Bailey, a former Siegelman aide whose testimony was crucial to the government.

CBS's "60 Minutes" reported Sunday that Bailey said prosecutors met with him some 70 times and had him repeatedly write out his testimony because they were frustrated with his recollection of events.

Also Rove is denying all this and saying that 60 Minutes never even contacted him. Amazing how the media never does anything right anymore. It's also amazing how great our economy is doing and how many Iraqis are showering our troops with candy and flowers.