One really critical point that was made over and over again in the comments section in the US Attorney story and needs to be made here:

The DOJ is just the tip of the iceberg here.

What is in the report is just one part of the efforts to place Loyal Bushies in the DOJ.

In turn, the DOJ was just one of the Departments and Agencies that this was going on at.

Always keep in mind the comments about Karl's Shop popping up in the e-mails. The Shop wasn't just about getting people elected. It was about installing as many long time conservatives (often hardcore, true believing conservatives) into the career positions of the government as possible.

Karl wasn't so delusional to think the Permanent Republican Government meant that they would never lose elections. So instead, they worked to insure that their seeds were planted deeply, to blossom even in election droughts.

It's going to take decades to root them all out. The items popping up in the DOJ stories are simply the amatuers being exposed. Imagine people slightly less amatuerish in Homeland Security or DOD being planted long term.

John

Posted at June 24, 2008 6:20 PM in response to DOJ: Chief of Staff to Deputy Attorney General Broke Federal Law

Why aren't progressives screaming bloody murder over this?

I think atrios has screamed about the Fed's steps all along, and has linked to other progressive commentators as well.

One can only assume that Dean means progressives who are published in the MSM?

I think we all know that the progressive voice in the MSM is an extremely limited one.

John

Posted at April 21, 2008 1:54 PM in response to George Will Moves to the Left of the Democrats