Charges Dropped against ex Senator Ted Stevens

First, congrats to new Attorney General Eric Holder for following the law and dropping the charges. Of course, the fact that Stevens had already lost the election made it easier, but, still a good move. Here's another article.

One thing I've noticed is that neither Daily Kos nor NPR mentions any details (like names, who appointed them) about the prosecutors who committed the gross misconduct that almost surely lead to one more Democratic seat in the Senate. A little digging found their names here.

"The team is headed by William Welch, chief of that office, and his main deputy, Brenda Morris, who was the lead attorney in the Stevens trial. Also affected are two other lawyers in that office, Nicholas Marsh and Edward Sullivan, and two on special assignment from the U.S. attorney's office in Anchorage, Joe Bottini and James Goeke."

More details of the prosecutors and their misconduct can be found here. Welch was appointed by Roberto Gonzales, but this article says he is a registered Democrat. And Brenda Morris has served in several administractions since 1991. So sorry, looks like no devious conspiracy going on, just prosecutors forgetting their place is to enforce the law legally.