Another day, another law broken...
A new Justice Department report concludes the Department of Justice broke the law with its practice of hiring pased on party loyalty. From the LA Times:
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aides to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales broke the law by
letting politics influence the hiring of career prosecutors and
immigration judges at the Justice Department, says an internal report
released Monday.
Gonzales was largely unaware of the hiring decisions by two of his most
trusted aides, according to the report that culminated a yearlong
investigation by Justice's Office of Inspector General and Office of
Professional Responsibility.
But it singles out his former White House liaison, Monica Goodling, for
violating federal law and Justice Department policy by discriminating
against job applicants who weren't Republican or conservative loyalists.
In
one instance, Justice investigators found, Goodling objected to hiring
an assistant prosecutor in Washington because "judging from his resume,
he appeared to be a liberal Democrat."
In another, she rejected an experienced terror prosecutor to work on
counterterror issues at a Justice Department headquarters office
"because of his wife's political affiliations," the report found. It
also found she rejected at least one job applicant who was rumored to
be a lesbian.
Broke the law. They broke the law. Think anyone will be held accountable for breaking the law? And, undoubtedly, there will be some that will defend their actions, claim it's legitimate or, the more standard defense, that the Clintons probably did that kind of thing as well. My kids are more mature and have a better sense of right and wrong.
John Cole's take:
What a country. This is the kind of crap you need to keep in mind when you hear the braying jackasses accusing Democrats and others of not being patriotic. These scumbags, these perfect examples of the modern GOP, have routinely put party over country. The fact that they have the nerve to even show their faces in public, let alone accuse others of treason or treachery or question their patriotism is enough to make your blood boil.
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