The rampant politicization of the Department of Justice has some people shaking their heads, obviously:

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) expressed dismay over the ease with which disgraced Justice Department officials were able to avoid punishment:

"They need only change jobs to avoid responsibility."

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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) was frustrated with the fact that some of "the so-called Bushies" are still holding high-level positions with the department:

"It looks like they got away with it scot-free."

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Sen. Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) was somewhat incredulous about the supposed lack of involvement of high-level officials.

"How was this allowed to continue in an agency that has such a long history of excellence and non-partisanship?"

And that's all well and good, of course.

Personally, I like The Daily Show's take on the situation: