Politics Uber Alles

OK, now we finally have the confirmation. This administration, and this Atty. Gen., do not grasp the difference between a political appointment and a political operative. This "personnel matter" involves the unwillingness of officers of the court to become partisan advocates: The unwillingness of federal attorneys to influence elections by smearing innocent people in grand juries convened with disregard for the facts of investigations. And the truly astonishing possibility is this: The contemporary GOP has become so disconnected from any concept of moral or constitutional or legal principle that they cannot discern the difference between the law and partisan power.