The larger problem with whole Justice Department scandals is that President Bush, and the GOP in general have un-American views that contend that the Justice Department belongs not to the American people, but to George Bush.
This disturbing viewpoint, that is finally working it's way into the genius minds of the MSM explains everything about the current sorry state of affairs at the Justice Department. We don't need to dig very deep to discover this either, Bush himself has confessed to it by referred to the United States Justice Department as
"my Justice Department"
when asked a question regarding the Enron collapse by John King, CNN SR. White House Correspondent on February 5, 2002.
Here is the Bush quote in context from the CNN Transcript:
KING: Hearings into the Enron collapse already are a distraction from the second-year Bush agenda. And the Democratic chairman of one Senate committee wants a special prosecutor, because he says too many top Bush aides have Enron connections. Again, the president took issue.
BUSH: Listen, this is a business problem. And my Justice Department is going to investigate. And if there is wrongdoing, we will hold them accountable.
The full CNN transcript can be found here.
So now it is hideously clear for all to see that when Bush says people were let go for "performance reasons" in his mind anyone who doesn't pass the loyalty test to him and/or the AG of the United States is simply "not performing" and on this point many Republicans agree there is nothing wrong with this point of view.
The GOP is so diluted and corrupt they actually think this is ok. Fox opinion channel contends that this "ruckus" is much ado about nothing and you find many Republicans who aren't facing re-election agreeing with them. This outrage must be challenged by everyone who cares about Democracy in America, and Freedom in general.
No more should the GOP be allowed to put forth, unchallenged, the tyrannical argument that everyone who works for the Federal Government must kiss the ring of the President. The people hired and nominated for these positions have a public trust that they must uphold that is not tied to any political party or ego-crazed individual.
Bush likes to compare himself with George Washington because they have the same first name, but obviously misses the point that George Washington turned down the opportunity to be named "King" while George Bush thinks that somehow being king is his birthright.
Down with King George! Long live American Democracy!