You would think they would be pleased that, in a dramatic about face, the new Justice Dept is capable of showing mercy, a trait long missing save towards polluters, security contractors and no bid cost plus looters. There is no doubt that Bush Justice Dept prosecutors deliberately botched this trail to provide an appeal escape hatch for Stevens. If petty little republicans want to get livid, they should direct it at themselves for supporting a totally corrupt and inept Bush Justice Dept.

It's not as if there wasn't enough evidence to convict Stevens ten times over.