The President appoints the U.S. Attorneys. They're political in a certain respect. But the Department of Justice - the power that they… — Josh Marshall Copy Share Image
There's a difference, though, between being a political appointee and putting a political operative in charge of a U.S. attorney's office. — Josh Marshall Copy Share Image
This has been one of the more comedic aspects of this 72 hours - watching a cavalcade of extremely wealthy pundits, editorialists… — Josh Marshall Copy Share Image
If you look at the people who are advising Rudy Giuliani it turns out that they seem to be all the people who were… — Josh Marshall Copy Share Image
The President appoints the U.S. Attorneys. They're political in a certain respect. But the Department of Justice - the power that they hold is… — Josh Marshall Copy Share Image
The Federalist Society is this conservative legal organization. And I think, for the Bush administration, being a member of the Federalist Society meant you… — Josh Marshall Copy Share Image
Officials and journalists live in parallel but separate realities; they see and talk to each other, may have a meal and gossip together, but… — Josh Marshall Copy Share Image
The death of honest and courageous a reporter leaves America a little more vulnerable. — Josh Marshall Copy Share Image
We are Republicans. How I see our mission is we always want to be transparent with readers about what we think, about our opinions.… — Josh Marshall Copy Share Image
Authoritarianism and secrecy breed incompetence; the two feed on each other. It's a vicious cycle. Governments with authoritarian tendencies point to what is in… — Josh Marshall Copy Share Image
When Hillary's getting knocked around by the folks on the Hill is Bill going to go Larry King to knock her enemies around? Will… — Josh Marshall Copy Share Image
There's this old line the wise folks in Washington have that "it's not the crime, but the cover-up." But only fools believe that. It's… — Josh Marshall Copy Share Image
I’m not a gun owner and, as I think as is the case for the more than half the people in the country who… — Josh Marshall Copy Share Image
There's a difference, though, between being a political appointee and putting a political operative in charge of a U.S. attorney's office. — Josh Marshall Copy Share Image
For David Halberstam journalism was a calling, not a job. You couldn't fire him and he wouldn't quit. — Josh Marshall Copy Share Image
