BECAUSE OF HIS WIFE????????????

I've written before that the GOP simply cannot be trusted with our national security and this was an early post on this issue. The politicization of the Justice Department during the criminal Bush regime reached a new low with this:

Report Faults Aides in Hiring at Justice Dept
By ERIC LICHTBLAU
Published: July 29, 2008
NY Times

A longtime prosecutor who drew rave reviews from his supervisors was passed over for an important counterterrorism slot because his wife was active in Democratic politics, and a much-less-experienced lawyer with Republican leanings got the job, the report said.

The report, prepared by the Justice Department’s inspector general and its internal ethics office, centered on the misconduct of a small circle of aides to Mr. Gonzales, including Monica Goodling, a former top adviser to the attorney general, and Kyle Sampson, his former chief of staff. It also found that White House officials were actively involved in some hiring decisions.