Fumigate It All
9 November 2007
Editor, Washington Post
1150 15th St., NW
Washington, DC 20071
Dear Editor:
Sen. Charles Schumer supports Judge Michael Mukasey's bid to become Attorney General because Mr. Mukasey will, in Sen. Schumer's words, "remove the stench of politics from the Justice Department" ("Mukasey Says He'll Be Independent," November 9). Alas, because Mr. Mukasey is a political appointee, this result is highly unlikely.
Either way, though, I applaud Sen. Schumer's recognition of the nature of politics. And so I ask him: if it is desirable to fumigate the Justice Department from the stench of politics, would it not be even more desirable to fumigate our entire society from this appalling, foul, and enervating stench?
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
Editor, Washington Post
1150 15th St., NW
Washington, DC 20071
Dear Editor:
Sen. Charles Schumer supports Judge Michael Mukasey's bid to become Attorney General because Mr. Mukasey will, in Sen. Schumer's words, "remove the stench of politics from the Justice Department" ("Mukasey Says He'll Be Independent," November 9). Alas, because Mr. Mukasey is a political appointee, this result is highly unlikely.
Either way, though, I applaud Sen. Schumer's recognition of the nature of politics. And so I ask him: if it is desirable to fumigate the Justice Department from the stench of politics, would it not be even more desirable to fumigate our entire society from this appalling, foul, and enervating stench?
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
Posted by Don Boudreaux on
Sunday April 27, 2008 at 2:34pm