OSC wasted 4 years investigating what we all already knew? Taxpayers footing the bill for Republican political campaigns? That's government spending Republicans can believe in!George W. Bush's White House Office of Political Affairs violated the law by giving political briefings to political employees, concludes an Office of Special Counsel report issued Monday, nearly five years after the fact.
The report, titled "Investigation of Political Activities by White House and Federal Agency Officials During the 2006 Midterm Elections," finds that the electoral success of the Republican Party and possible strategies for achieving it often were on the agenda at some of 75 political briefings at 20 federal agencies from 2001 to 2007, the Associated Press reported.
OSC found that "White House Office of Political Affairs (OPA) employees, as well as high-level agency political appointees, violated the Hatch Act through a number of practices that were prevalent during the months leading up to the 2006 midterm elections," they said in a news release.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
It Took 4 Years?
While we wait for the State of the Union address, which Burnsy confided he hasn't missed in a whopping 17 years now, a trivial bit of news came out:
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Cynicism about all politicians is as natural as breathing, and as healthy. The oracle of all things cynical says of politicians:
http://www.cynical.ws/definition/politician
politician, n.
1) An elected official who makes laws for the primary purpose of campaigning against in the next election.
2) One who shakes your hand before elections and your confidence thereafter.
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Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.
— Doug Larson
Today, wanting someone else's money is called "need", wanting to keep your own money is called "greed", and "compassion" is when politicians arrange the transfer.
— Joseph Sobran
An honest politician appears on the scene as often as a celibate whore.
— William Ferraiolo
Now I know what a statesman is; he's a dead politician. We need more statesmen.
— Bob Edwards
It's true that this represents my 17th straight year watching the SOTU.
And, this is a little bit of inside joke, but I think dobber knows where I gained my education re: the Hatch Act.
Finally, I have a question for Guy Smith. If your point is that cynicism and skepticism is healthy when assessing politics and politicians, well, we agree, hence the name of our blog. Some of your quotes, however, seem entirely irrelevant and beg a greater question: what the fuck is your point?
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