BTW, question for the legal gallery: did Guiliani have any more levers at his disposal than Spitzer did on account of being (a) a Federal rather than a state prosecutor and (b) a Republican when the Republicans were in power?
Michael Power to do what, specifically? A state prosecutor may enforce federal laws (in state court of course). As for actual exercise of one's powers, it probably helps to be a member of the party in power. Seems from my recollection that Guiliani as a prosecutor went after bad guys like Milikan and Bosky rather than bad companies and industries, which is harder row to hoe. There was an Indiana DA a decade or so ago who actually prosecuted Ford for negligent or reckless homicide in connection with exploding Ford Pintos. He lost in court, but it was a brave and perhaps a reckless thing to do. jks
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