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Bush Justice Dept. Political Even In the Hiring Of Interns

Via Kevin Drum, "Liberal" intern applicants summarily rejected by Gonzo Justice Dept.:

After choosing potential candidates to interview, the division personnel forwarded their lists to the Office of Attorney Recruitment Management for what was traditionally final approval. This is no longer a final step, however, because the list had to go higher — to the Office of the Deputy Attorney General. When the list of potential interviewees was returned this year, it had been cut dramatically. ....When division personnel staff later compared the remaining interviewees with the candidates struck from the list, one common denominator appeared repeatedly: most of those struck from the list had interned for a Hill Democrat, clerked for a Democratic judge, worked for a "liberal" cause, or otherwise appeared to have "liberal" leanings. Summa cum laude graduates of both Yale and Harvard were rejected for interviews.

But Gonzales tells us that the Justice Department does not make decisions based on political considerations. As usual with Gonzo, the exact opposite of what he says appears to be the truth.

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    Keep leaving out the good stuff (1.00 / 1) (#3)
    by jimakaPPJ on Thu Apr 19, 2007 at 02:24:19 PM EST
    And as usual you don't acknowledge that the President has the right to hire/fire for any reason.

    Since you folks liked to parse words so well a few years back, it is obvious.

    The AG doesn't. The Pres does.

    Still lying (5.00 / 2) (#6)
    by Sailor on Thu Apr 19, 2007 at 05:33:24 PM EST
    the President has the right to hire/fire for any reason.
    Uhh, no. See Nixon's watergate massacre.
    Besides, bush had nothing to do with this ... or so he says.

    Since you folks liked to parse words so well a few years back
    Uhh, 'you folks' ... whose folks? WTF are you blathering about?

    The AG doesn't. The Pres does.
    Does what, did what? ppj, you're not making sense, put the bottle down and call back in the morning when all that is clouding your judgement is a hangover.

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    It's not about competency (none / 0) (#1)
    by TexDem on Thu Apr 19, 2007 at 11:33:56 AM EST
    As always with this crowd party over country. Party all the time, first last and always.

    Reading that last night (none / 0) (#2)
    by TexDem on Thu Apr 19, 2007 at 11:34:54 AM EST
    just made me sick.

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    interns (none / 0) (#4)
    by diogenes on Thu Apr 19, 2007 at 02:45:30 PM EST
    Just how many avowedly conservative interns were hired by Janet Reno?  

    So tell us (5.00 / 1) (#5)
    by Sailor on Thu Apr 19, 2007 at 05:28:07 PM EST
    Just how many avowedly conservative interns were hired by Janet Reno?
    Gee, I dunno, why don't you tell us? With links.

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