davidvoegtle.net

Justice finds that Gonzales aides broke federal hiring laws: WASHINGTON — Aides to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales violated federal laws and Justice Department policies by illegally selecting employees based on their conservative and Republican leanings, a joint report by two department watchdog agencies reported Monday.

(Via McClatchy.)

I can’t say this is very surprising (more like a “Well, duh!” moment), but it’s good to see that even the IG in the DOJ can admit that the behavior by the political appointees at Bush Justice has been atrocious.

Baby steps. It’s just too bad Bush will be able to run out the clock.