Is Ex-Governor of Alabama in Prison Because of Karl Rove's Dirty Tricks?

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"Is Don Siegelman in prison because he’s a criminal or because he belonged to the wrong political party in Alabama? Siegelman is the former governor of Alabama, and he was the most successful Democrat in that Republican state. But while he was governor, the U.S. Justice Department launched multiple investigations that went on year after year until, finally, a jury convicted Siegelman of bribery." The whole story can be found here: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/21/60minutes/main3859830.shtml?source=RSSattr=HOME_3859830 "Now, many Democrats and Republicans have become suspicious of the Justice Department’s motivations. As correspondent Scott Pelley reports, 52 former state attorneys-general have asked Congress to investigate whether the prosecution of Siegelman was pursued not because of a crime but because of politics." This is a rather long story, too long to post in its entirety here but here's a bit more: "Now a Republican lawyer from Alabama, Jill Simpson, has come forward to claim that the Siegelman prosecution was part of a five-year secret campaign to ruin the governor. Simpson told 60 Minutes she did what’s called “opposition research” for the Republican party. She says during a meeting in 2001, Karl Rove, President Bush’s senior political advisor, asked her to try to catch Siegelman cheating on his wife." Simpson said she spied on Siegleman for months but saw nothing. She said she wanted to talk to 60 Minutes because Siegelman’s prison sentence bothers her conscience. She also says she wasn’t surprised that Rove made this request. Asked why not, she tells Pelley, “I had had other requests for intelligence before.” “From Karl Rove?” Pelley asks. “Yes,” Simpson says. This pretty much speaks for itself, but let's discuss it. Should Attorney General Mukasey investigate this matter or not? I say absolutely! Annie