Political Corruption at HUD Revealed

Let's recap just some of the politicization of the federal government under Bush: paying reporters, media pundits and journalists to push propaganda; using the Social Security Administration to publish propaganda saying its benefits need to be privatized; the screening of people going to Iraq to work in reconstruction so only the most loyal Bush people got jobs; and today the revelation that the head of HUD instructed that contracts only go to loyal Bush supporters. Folks this is called PATRONAGE, or pay for play.

It means that, in order to get a job or contracts you must contribute or support the Administration and is corruption personified. At the same time this Administration was prosecuting government officials in Philadelphia they were doing the same thing. Who investigates the investigators? This reminds me of the request I made for investigation into whether my phone calls and internet activites were being eavesdropped on by NSA and the FBI. It was referred to the FBI! So much for oversight by my Congressman, Blue Dog Democrat Tim Holden.

Today's accusations against Alphonso Jackson include:

His chief of staff told investigators that Jackson, the HUD secretary, "personally intervened with contractors whom he did not like . . . these contractors had Democratic political affiliations," says the report, a copy of which was made available to The Washington Post.

Calls for an inquiry came after Jackson, Bush's onetime neighbor in Dallas and former housing authority chief in that city, told attendees at a public forum in Dallas on April 28 that he had killed a contract award to a firm after its chief told Jackson he disliked Bush. Jackson later took back his remarks and told investigators from the inspector general's office that he had "lied, and I regret having done that."

Wow, a high ranking member of the Bush Administration admits having lied. Now THAT'S news. These cronies don't admit to anything and are perfect, never making mistakes. After all, VP Cheney just said on Meet the Press that knowing what we know now, we'd invade Iraq again and in the same way. If that gross stupidity and incompetence ins't enough to rattle your cage consider this.

If Bush is indeed "losing it" and is removed under the 25th Amendment guess who our new President is?