According to Attorney General Michael Mukasey, bad press is far worse than a jail cell. Due to the embarrassment of those that hired U.S. Attorneys for political reasons, Mukasey feels that they have suffered enough and the rule of law and justice need not apply. When you are living under the umbrella of the Bush Administration, officials feel untouchable.
From The Huffington Post:
Mukasey used his sharpest words yet to criticize the senior leaders who took part in or failed to stop illegal hiring practices during the tenure of his predecessor, Alberto Gonzales.
But, he told delegates to the American Bar Association annual meeting, "not every wrong, or even every violation of the law, is a crime. In this instance, the two joint reports found only violations of the civil service laws."
Other intrusions of Bush administration politics into department hirings and firings remain under investigation. Mukasey said he is awaiting reports on the firing of nine U.S. attorneys in 2006 and the hiring practices in the department's civil rights division.
Sharp words may sound cutting, but anything that comes out of Mukasey's mouth is pure, unadulterated bullshit. The best (or worst) was the statement that not every violation of the law (a crime) is a crime. Confused? Yeah, well when it comes to Mukasey and other Bushies, doublespeak is one of the only rules they actually follow.
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