Who is Timothy Griffin? In short, he recently resigned from his Bush-appointed post as Arkansas US attorney, which he got right after it was vacated during recent "selective" firings (you know, all that stuff that's currently got Atty Gen Gonzales' back to the wall). Griffin had been a wing commander during the Bush 2000 Campaign's assault on foe Al Gore, conducting "opposition research" in an effort to trip up the Democratic Party (see top video at right). But crusty left-leaning journalist Greg Palast caused a blogospheric stir in March by alleging that Griffin had "caged" votes, i.e., had disenfranchised certain absentee voters (namely, black and Hispanic soldiers serving overseas) by illegally manipulating forwarding-address info. Not only is "caging" illegal, it's felonious -- making this one hefty allegation.
So, which truth is truthiest? There's a lot of Griffin stuff out there now, and it seems to be ever-accumulating. One of the more recent developments has been Fred Thompson's public approval of Griffin, giving rise to speculation that there may be a place for Griffin in Thompson's presidential "campaign" (I'm betting those quote marks will be out of date by the end of the month) -- and don't forget that Thompson couldn't be happier about Bush's pardoning of Scooter Libby, whom ol' Fred had stoutly defended from the earliest Plamegate allegations.
If you believe the bottom video at right, Griffin doesn't cage animals, let alone votes. But even without the caging, the guy is just another lightly-credentialed Bush loyalist who was slid into a high-level position under dubious circumstances. At least he's gone now, right? Oh, wait ...
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