U.S. attorneys

The firing of the U.S. attorneys in 2006 is back in the news and on today's LAT editorial page. By now the story should have died a natural death. People are still investigating this controversy and the investigation will continue, apparently, until someone is found guilty of something having little or nothing to do with the firings. It's a complete waste of time and resources, and partly explains why governmental budgets must be so high. The Justice Department, Congressional committees, witnesses and judges surely have more productive ways of spending their time.