A Giuliani operative running Justice in campaign season... What could go wrong?

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WaPo:

In the late 1970s and '80s, Mukasey and Giuliani were among a group of high-powered former prosecutors who revitalized the litigation practice at the law firm of Patterson, Belknap, Webb and Tyler. Mukasey is now on the Tooliain campaign's judicial advisory board, and his son works for Giuliani's law firm.

"It's almost like a fraternity. Everybody thinks they are wearing a white hat doing good working for the government," said Robert G. Morvillo, former chief prosecutor of the Southern District's criminal division and former boss of both Mukasey and Giuliani. Those two men "have grown up in the profession together," he said.

Why, he's practically one of The Family! Which I suppose means that Tooliani has been annointed to serve Bush's Third Term. How re-assuring.

And these Family connections never leads to good outcomes for Constitutional government. You haven't gotten over Bush v. Gore, right? Well, Clarence Thomas' wife was on the Bush transition team, Scalia's son was on the Bush legal team.

But don't worry! Everything's going to be fine. I'm sure Mukasey will recuse himself from any cases involving a Republican running for President Of All Terror. After all, the Republican's use terror intelligence or cases to drive political campaigns in 2002, 2004, or 2006, right? So why would they in 2008? Oh, wait....

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