A Really Stunning Web of Lies

The Washinton Post has this.

Apparently, the rule of law set at the Justice Department wanted to fire about 25% of all US attorneies more than 3 times the number the attorney general has said, under oath, were considered for dismissal.

This story is a hard one for people to get. There is no question of any laws being broken, none were. Its not unheard of, although the "Clinton Did It, Too" argument put forward but the few remaining Republicans in America odd. Did they really elect George Bush to do the kinds of slimy political tricks they love to pillory Bill for? Guess so.

No, what's awful here is:

1. The attempt to weed out the ideologically impure from a conrnerstone beaurocracy on a wholesale level. Does anyone doubt they would have eventually replaced all US attorneys?

2. The thuggish indifference to being caught. The president still thinks highly of his AG. The AG, caught in lie after lie after lie, and with virtually no support on the hill continue to hold on to his job. In the face of this tempest, like mobsters, the Bush Adminstrations ugly stance is "Fuck 'em! They can't touch us."