Jesus, the Republicans have defined deviancy down. And the famously free press plays right along. WaPo:

[Bush’s temporary AG Paul] Clement “has a very strong sense of institutional arrangements and institutional integrity,” said Kenneth W. Starr.

Right. That’s sorted then.  Read more 

Reading Drudge’s sock puppets over at Politico, it would seem so:

The acting attorney general will be Solicitor General Paul Clement, who can stay in the job for months, administration officials said.

The administration is now planning for a nominee who will be confirmed by the Senate and serve until the end of the administration. An individual may serve in an acting capacity for 210 days. However, if there is a pending nominee, the 210-day “clock” is reset at Day One when the nominee is announced. The clock is reset again if the nomination is withdrawn or fails.

Nice spin on “now,” don’t you think? Why all the arithmetic?  Read more