It's everywhere (Theoligarchy Watch cont'd)
Three million employees of the federal government rely on one fairly obscure office for protection against job discrimination, retaliation for whistle-blowing, political hackery, secrecy, and partisanship. Tragically, the man who runs that agency, the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), is a gay-hating, secretive, partisan, political hack.
well, it's not like we're SURPRISED or anything, is it...? you gotta believe that, under bush, all sorts of posts that oversee or pass on ethical, moral, or values-based matters of any type have been systematically filled with party-loyal ideologues who also toe the line of the extreme religious right... what i didn't realize is that rep. henry waxman, through the house committee on government reform minority office, has already issued a report on how the appointment of inspectors general, those within the government charged with investigating evidence of waste, fraud, and abuse in the executive branch, has been politicized under bushco...
I[nspector]G[eneral] appointments have become increasingly politicized during the administration of President Bush. Whereas President Clinton typically appointed nonpartisan career public servants as IGs, President Bush has repeatedly chosen individuals with Republican political backgrounds. Over 60% of the IGs appointed by President Bush had prior political experience, such as service in a Republican White House or on a Republican congressional staff, while fewer than 20% had prior audit experience. In contrast, over 60% of the IGs appointed by President Clinton had prior audit experience, while fewer than 25% had prior political experience.
as more and more of this stuff comes out, it looks more and more like we're in the final stages of the coup d'etat... Submit To Propeller
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well, it's not like we're SURPRISED or anything, is it...? you gotta believe that, under bush, all sorts of posts that oversee or pass on ethical, moral, or values-based matters of any type have been systematically filled with party-loyal ideologues who also toe the line of the extreme religious right... what i didn't realize is that rep. henry waxman, through the house committee on government reform minority office, has already issued a report on how the appointment of inspectors general, those within the government charged with investigating evidence of waste, fraud, and abuse in the executive branch, has been politicized under bushco...
I[nspector]G[eneral] appointments have become increasingly politicized during the administration of President Bush. Whereas President Clinton typically appointed nonpartisan career public servants as IGs, President Bush has repeatedly chosen individuals with Republican political backgrounds. Over 60% of the IGs appointed by President Bush had prior political experience, such as service in a Republican White House or on a Republican congressional staff, while fewer than 20% had prior audit experience. In contrast, over 60% of the IGs appointed by President Clinton had prior audit experience, while fewer than 25% had prior political experience.
as more and more of this stuff comes out, it looks more and more like we're in the final stages of the coup d'etat... Submit To Propeller
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posted by profmarcus at
5/16/2005
