Reagan, Poppy Bush, Clinton all fired Atty's -- but not at midterm
"President Bush had every right to replace these political appointees because he appointed them. He had the right to ask for their resignation or fire them with no cause or just cause -- just as he did when replacing all of President Clinton's 93 appointees in 2001, and just as Clinton replaced or fired all the U.S. attorneys from the administration of President George H.W. Bush in 1993, and just as President Ronald Reagan did in 1981.
What makes the dismissal of these eight worth examining is that it is unprecedented for a president to do it in midterm."
http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/03182007/opinionletters-18sun-edit-us-attorneys.html
