Monica Goodling is probably an excellent example of why nepotism, and discriminatory hiring practices really end up screwing you over in the long run. Not only is she out of a job, but she’s also the face of the Department of Justice’s criminal offense by hiring people who don’t exactly mesh with the Bush Administration’s agenda. According to the report that the DOJ released yesterday (PDF), Goodling had quite a tactic for researching job candidates via Lexis (a legal search engine).

[First name of a candidate]! and pre/2 [last name of a candidate] w/7 bush or gore or republican! or democrat! or charg! or accus! or criticiz! or blam! or defend! or iran contra or clinton or spotted owl or florida recount or sex! or controvers! or racis! or fraud! or investigat! or bankrupt! or layoff! or downsiz! or PNTR or NAFTA or outsourc! or indict! or enron or kerry or iraq or wmd! or arrest! or intox! or fired or sex! or racis! or intox! or slur! or arrest! or fired or controvers! or abortion! or gay! or homosexual! or gun! or firearm!

Then of course there were the asinine questions that were actually asked in job interviews (!!)

Tell us about your political philosophy. There are different groups of conservatives, by way of example: Social Conservative, Fiscal Conservative, Law & Order Republican.

[W]hat is it about George W. Bush that makes you want to serve him?

Aside from the President, give us an example of someone currently or recently in public service who you admire.

Why are you a Republican?

I’m sure she flagged others who went to such high-profile conservative/Christian schools such as Regent University, or Messiah College, both of which she is a graduate.