Law? What Law? We ARE the Law!

Here's a big surprise: The Justice Department under Alberto Gonzales repeatedly broke the law.

Okay, so I lied. Maybe that's NOT such a surprise.

The most recent allegations have to do with the Department's hiring practices. An aide responsible for hiring senior staff members, Monica Goodling, routinely asked questions related to the applicants' views on abortion, same-sex marriage, and Christian beliefs.

Hell, if someone at Wal-Mart had asked those kind of questions, it would have been sued for a bazillion dollars for violating all sorts of federal anti-discrimination laws. But hey, laws don't apply when you work for the Bush administration.

In fact, one of Goodling's routine questions was this little gem: "What is it about George W. Bush that makes you want to serve him?" Kinda sounds like something Benito Mussolini's aides would ask their job applicants.

Maybe this is a trifle naive, but shouldn't the Justice Department's priority be to look for applicants familiar with the laws of the United States? Oh, and that silly Constitution thingie?