Civil Rights Commission hires Hans von Spakovsky.

Scooter Libby or Fredo might as well put in an application for a Civil Right Commission position.

Thinkprogress:

The supposedly bi-partisan U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) has hired former Justice Department official Hans von Spakovsky as a “consultant and temporary full-time employee.” TPMMuckraker reports that “Spakovsky’s hiring is at the request of Commissioner Todd Gaziano, who works for the conservative Heritage Foundation on FEC issues,” and that Spakovsky’s appointment demonstrates the further politicization of the commission:

If Spakovsky’s history of backing efforts to make voting more difficult strikes you as a poor fit with the Commission’s mission of defending voter rights, consider that of the eight current commissioners at the agency, only two are registered Democrats, a politicization that the New York Times Charlie Savage brought to light last year.

Among Spakovsky’s duties will be overseeing the USCCR’s report on the Justice Department’s monitoring of the 2008 presidential elections, a source inside the USCCR told TPMmuckraker.