So What, Safavian?

It doesn't look like ex-OMB procurement chief David Safavian's effort to defend himself against lying and obstruction of justice charges is off to that great a start. According to an AP story, at a hearing Monday, U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman was unimpressed with the argument of Safavian's lawyer, Barbara Van Gelder, that he was targeted for prosecution merely to win his cooperation in the investigation of superlobbyist Jack Abramoff. "Unless you can meet the very high threshold for selective or discriminatory prosecution, then so what?" Friedman said.