What’s Taking So Long

It's been over two months since the matter of Cynthia McKinney's assault on a Capitol Police officer was referred to a grand jury. There is still no word on whether an indictment will or will not be forthcoming.

Washington – The grand jury investigation of 4th District Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney enters its third month today with no hint from the federal prosecutor about how much longer it will take to settle a case that legal experts said should have been wrapped up in a matter of days.

McKinney was accused of striking a Capitol Hill police officer March 29, and the case was referred to the grand jury April 5. The drawn-out process of deciding whether she should be charged with assault has police fuming that the DeKalb County Democrat is getting preferential treatment from a politically motivated prosecutor.

Frankly, I'm surprised McKinney herself (or her lawyer) has not been negotiating with the US Attorney to get this over with. She already did make a public apology, you'd think she'd rather put the entire thing behind her.