[strandinthewind]

The Pres. can fire any US Atty he wants and at any time he wants. This is because they are political appointments. Clinton, I believe, got rid of them all when he took office. W got rid of most, but kept a few from the Clinton era. The main reason for this is to reward political allies. Similarly, the new appointees are people who will carry forth the party in power's agenda on abortion, gays, etc. So, I have no issue with W getting rod of them in that regard. They all do it under the "to the victor belongs the spoils" doctrine.

In this case, it seems the US Atty's were fired because they were not investigating certain political scandals to the favor of the R's almost exlusively. Moreover, it appears they were told to do this by the DOJ and likely Rove. This is in direct violation of the US Atty's obligation to prosecute the law evenly.

In sum, heads are likely to roll on this. In the end though, the public probably could care a less as this is not salacious enough - pathetic if you think about it.