Kurt Schaefer, Attorney for Polluters, to Prosecute Ameren??

The Blunt administration recently announced that it will not use the Attorney General's office to go after Andy Blunt's client, AmerenUE, but will instead use DNR lawyers.

Who would they choose to do that? Well, Kurt Schaefer of course. Who is Kurt Schaefer, you say? Some high-profile trial lawyer prepared to handle $100 million litigation? No. Someone with a stellar reputation standing up to corporate pollution and excess? No.

Schaefer is the guy who was tapped to fix the Fred Ferrell "personnel matter." He's a former partner at that old standby Lathrop and Gage (you know, the firm that set up all of the license fee management firms). Schaefer's job at Lathrop was basically to carry David Shorr's bags. Schaefer was listed as a member of the Lathrop Environmental group as late as 2004. The Turner report has done a great job of documenting all of the terrible polluters Lathrop, Shorr and Schaefer represented during that time frame and today. Let's see, who will do a better job against Ameren, the A.G. or a polluter's attorney? Guess the public will get to decide.