U.S. Attorney Firings Set Stage for Congressional Battle - washingtonpost.com

It's about damned time something did!

U.S. Attorney Firings Set Stage for Congressional Battle - washingtonpost.com:

H.E. 'Bud' Cummins III had served for five years as the U.S. attorney in Little Rock -- a job he obtained in large part because of his credentials as a longtime GOP lawyer and avid supporter of President Bush.

So Cummins, 47, was more than a little surprised when he got a call from the Justice Department last year asking him to resign. He was told there was nothing wrong with his performance, but that officials in Washington wanted to give the job to another GOP loyalist.