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Limbaugh Prosecutor a Janet Reno Democrat

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Palm Beach County state attorney Barry Krischer, whose office announced yesterday it has seized the medical records of top radio host Rush Limbaugh, is a Democrat who strongly supported frequent Limbaugh target Janet Reno when she was nominated to be U.S. attorney general in 1993.

Indeed, early indications were that Florida prosecutors viewed the case against the top rated radio host as weak.

Assistant State Attorney James Martz, the Florida prosecutor who heads up a task force on money-laundering, told the Palm Beach Post in October that he is more interested in pursuing drug ring kingpins than in prosecuting low-level drug users like Limbaugh.

Martz also noted that to prosecute drug abusers, authorities need to catch them in possession of the illegal substance, something that didn't happen in Limbaugh's case. "Shy of that, we have very little leverage in the state system," Martz he told the Post.

Another Florida attorney familiar with the case told the paper, "I think it's legal suicide to go after a guy like Limbaugh with evidence as flimsy as this."

Krischer's decision to target the top conservative also flies in the face of his long-standing support for drug treatment over prosecution.

Just last week the Post reported, "Many observers predict [Limbaugh won't be prosecuted], at least partly because of State Attorney Barry Krischer's policy of favoring treatment over punishment for drug users."

Limbaugh recently completed a successful five week drug treatment program at an undisclosed facility.