Remember Krugman’s prediction that there was more reason to be suspicious of the US Attorneys who weren’t fired than of the ones who were? This one—who wasn’t fired at all, oh my no—IMHO stinks worse than all the rest put together. Now somebody else is starting to think so too. Fortunately the Someone Else is a US Senator, so we approach the point where attention must be paid:

Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Tuesday she wants answers about the departure of the former U.S. attorney in Los Angeles, who resigned last October before the Justice Department’s dismissal of eight other U.S. attorneys sparked controversy.

”I have questions about Debra Yang’s departure and I can’t answer those questions right at this time,” Feinstein, D-Calif. and a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, told reporters…[snip]

Debra Wong Yang went to work for a private law firm, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, and has said she left of her own accord.

Big deal. Ill-paid public service lawyer sells out for the big bux. Happens all the time, right? Nothing to see here, move along…move along I said dammit…pay no attention to

About five months before Yang’s departure, her office had opened an investigation into ties between Rep. Jerry Lewis, R-Calif., and a lobbyist. Gibson Dunn, the firm that hired her, is also the firm where Lewis’ legal team works.  Read more 

Great diary over at the House of Orange which goes to explaining why BushGonzoCo was so anxious to sack US Attorney Lam before she got close to investigating US Rep. Jerry Lewis. Yes, military contractors, looting, war profiteering, hedge funds and the trend to shifting ownership of these companies overseas out of US regulatory/investigative range is involved, but I guarantee this is the most coherent story involving those terms you are likely to read today.  Read more