"[Their] inexperience in the processes of government was surpassed only by their evident disdain for it."

Via Digby, I read this illuminating interview with Daniel Metcalfe, a senior attorney at the Justice Department who retired in January. Metcalfe provides a window into how AG Gonzales-- toeing the Bush line closer than most-- has destroyed the independence and credibility of the department.

We've seen these tidbits coming up here and throughout the attorney saga... loyality to Bush being the sole criteria used to judge ones competence, religious right fundamentalists infecting almost every aspect of the federal government, disregard for basic policy and procedure, etc.

I'll have more on this scandal later, but just wanted to put in a larger context for now.