Digby: Constitutional Hardball

The New York Times' editorial begins this morning with this:

The Justice Department is a disaster zone. It should be the embodiment of America’s commitment to the rule of law, but it has been contaminated by partisan politics. The nation’s top lawyers may have broken the law, and even may have sent innocent people to jail, to advance the interests of the Republican Party. To replace Alberto Gonzales, President Bush must appoint an attorney general who is above politics, and the Senate should only confirm a nonpolitical lawyer of unquestioned integrity.

Isn't it pretty to think so? But there are very good reasons to assume that the Bush administration will not do it.