I watched part of Griffin’s speech last week as he “wept” and announced that it “wasn’t worth it”. I wonder, might Griffin be the weak link in the GOP suppression armour? And wouldn’t that be rich, a reward of a USA’s office in his home state for his caging service and suddenly the realization that their boy may not be up to the task of protecting the illegal activites of those he served.

 Senators support Griffin investigation

Arkansas senators Tuesday applauded Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee for demanding an investigation into claims that a former Republican operative-turned-U.S. attorney from Arkansas engaged in illegal voter-suppression activities.

On Monday, Sens. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., called for the Justice Department to investigate whether former prosecutor Tim Griffin participated in “caging” of black voters in 2004 in Jacksonville, Fla.

“If a citizen’s right to vote is being threatened, I think without a doubt it is a very appropriate thing to investigate,” Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., said. “There are enough suggestions out there that lend itself to that. Investigators owe it to the American people to find out whether or not (voter suppression) did occur.”

Judiciary committees have since January investigated whether firings of nine U.S. attorneys last year were politically motivated.

Griffin, a former aide to White House political adviser Karl Rove, was hired to replace ousted prosecutor H.E. “Bud” Cummins III in Little Rock.

Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., was in meetings Tuesday afternoon and was unavailable, his spokesman Michael Teague said.

“Sen. Pryor is comfortable with what they’re doing in regard to this investigation,” Teague said. “I think at every turn and every corner at this point, the White House has said one thing and done another.”

The practice of “caging” involves sending mass mailing to voters and then challenging the registration of voters whose mail was undeliverable.

Griffin has repeatedly denied involvement in such a scheme.