The days of Patrick Fitzgerald are long gone

As I'm sure you've heard, four senators have called upon Paul Clement at the Justice Department to appoint an independent counsel to investigate perjury charges against Gonzales. They need to get someone who is totally unimpeachable for the post, like, say Harriet Miers.

My point is that no one in the Bush Justice Department is going to appoint someone who will do a professional job on this. The days of Patrick Fitzgerald are long gone. They learned their lesson there.