Eric Holder actually said...

This is a top priority for the Justice Department. It is a top priority for me as well.

The recidivism rate is tiny compared to what other people go through, and so we save money by not incarcerating people unnecessarily.

the IRS' targeting of conservative citizens groups was 'outrageous and unacceptable.'

I believe that they are correct that it is constitutional. It is an appropriate use in a constitutional sense of the Government's power.