DeDona responded: "Unfortunately, under the current regime, the view within INV [the office of investigations] is to keep working the BS cases within the beltway, and let us not rock the boat with more significant investigations."

The letter also said that Krongard's actions have resulted in a "dysfunctional office environment in which you routinely berate and belittle personnel, show contempt for the abilities of career government professionals and cause the staff to fear coming to work." The letter said high personnel turnover has left the office with many senior-level vacancies and only seven of 27 investigator positions filled.

And it seems the partisan hackery goes into the Inspector General's office at the State Department.

You know, I'm sure there are Republicans out there with some kind of integrity, but where are they? Why aren't they screaming about the sheer criminality that the Bush kleptocracy is pulling on this country?