Excellent editorial about a deeply important topic: The stacking of what are meant--by precedent and Gonzales' own admission under testimony--to be career prosecutors in the DOJ, with political ideologues. A travesty of justice by which we are all held hostage. It's incredible that Gonzales and this administration seems to be getting away with this. I guess it doesn't grip the TV ratings like Monica Lewinski. But it's immensely more important.

Short and directly at the crux of the disgrace of justice as delivered by the Bush white house, ....Gonzales. giving him credit where due, for the torture memo etc..... speaks of the MORAL compass lacking in this debacle.

This is an editorial. It is one sided, biased, unfair, full of opinion, and well written. There is nothing to rate beyond is it a good editorial and to that extent it breaks no new ground, The NYTs has had this opinion from the first day. In this case the NYTs is preaching to the Choir.

It is good editorial writing, with some useful information but it lacks the details and the scope to be good journalism. I share the writer's point of view though.

It's an editorial, there are no facts required. But the answer to "why? is simply "why not?" US Attys work at the pleasure of the President. He can fire any one he likes, whenever he likes, for any reason or NO reason. That's the reason Pres. Clinton was able to fire EVERY US Atty after he took office, and replace them ALL with people loyal to him. This President decided that after 6 years he would fire the bottom performing 10%. Neither he nor the Atty General have to give anyone any reason at all. But to the NYTimes, it's Sunday, so it's time to condemn another Republican for being a Republican.