Shock of the Day: Bush Interior Department appointee resigns rather than face an oversight committee hearing next week. It's Julie MacDonald, deputy assistant secretary for fish, wildlife and parks at Interior. For your reference, she's the one who, in addition to sharing government reports with industry lobbyists, also shared confidential Interior Department documents with a "virtual friend" she met on an internet chat site. MacDonald reportedly commisserated with said "virtual friend" whose opinions she trusted over those of government scientists.
Source: Talking Points Memo
2007-05-01 15:48:15 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
leslie - I don't provide a link because linking to another site "other than Yahoo" violates their community standards (prevents virus or malicious programs).
2007-05-02 12:00:58 · update #1
Just search "Julie MacDonald resigns"
2007-05-02 12:03:24 · update #2
It used to be that I expected a new Bush White House scandal weekly, but it's rapidly approaching daily now. Just how much worse will it get before the elections in '08? Is there a Republican out there who can stop the bleeding? No, we'll have to elect a Democrat to do that, once again.
EDIT: How many of you have to keep mentioning Bill Clinton to ineptly take the heat off of Bush? Has it worked so far, no, and it isn't going to. The scandals that happened during Clinton's terms fall into two categories.
1) The scandals about his being unfaithful and being impeached over lying to a jury. This while being hounded and investigated by Gingrich for his indiscretions while Gingrich was having a hell of a time without his own wife himself.
2) The rest of them, which are only scandals because Republicans tried to make them scandals. They spent millions of dollars and wasted eight years of their and our time by chasing b.s. stories that they could never come up with enough evidence for to even get an indictment. Good job on that. Now you all act that they are foregone conclusions.
2007-05-01 15:56:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 2⤋
Condi isn't less than study and at modern-day no longer a lot of a polarizing make sure. She would go away even though it heavily isn't less than the cloud of controversy that Gonzalez had. so a recommendations as Cheney leaving and McCain taking up, it received't take position. I reported an similar mission 2 years, yet issues have replaced. McCain is now no longer the prospective GOP candidate and this flow will be thanks to clear now; it necessary to be performed very last 3 hundred and sixty 5 days to seem accessible.
2016-11-24 19:48:24 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bad news is those bastards have been running this country into the ground for the past six years while the Republican congress looked the other way. The good news is that when faced with the prospect of having to be accountable to the American people for their actions they "cut and run". And the best news is that in two more years we will have a Democratic president and a Democratic congress, we can end Bush's folly in Iraq, and have a domestic policy that addresses American's needs for the first time since Clinton left the White House.
2007-05-01 15:59:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 3⤋
What can anyone say about this joke of an administration that hasn't already been said before. Their complete incompetence and lack of any kind of common sense or integrity leaves me livid and almost speechless. I am overwhelmingly grateful that elections will be held next year.
2007-05-02 01:22:10 · answer #4 · answered by Barbiq 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I get a serious head rush when I hear about corruption. It reminds me of the good old days when Clinton was impeached. It's so cool that Bill is still not allowed to be a lawyer. I guess being disbarred doesn't mean much to a guy that didn't inhale, but that's another scandal...
Sure makes my head get dizzy every time I remember all that...
Did Bush make Clinton lie about inhaling? Did Bush impeach Clinton?
2007-05-01 16:02:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 5⤋
The Clinton admin had just as many if not more scandals. You have the impression of more in the Bush admin because the press reports on every little rumor started by the dems. There have been very few true scandals.
I bet you don't even know about Sandy Berger being caught red handed stealing national security documents from the archives, but you know every trumped up charge that is made by Pelosi and Reed.
2007-05-01 16:00:54 · answer #6 · answered by DJ 2 · 4⤊ 7⤋
What is even more jarring is the Republicans complaining that is all just a witch-hunt and invasive of privacy after all the nets they cast toward the Clinton White House...that succeeded in forcing testimony.
2007-05-01 15:55:56 · answer #7 · answered by oohhbother 7 · 5⤊ 3⤋
My head exploded long ago with the scandals. If I can give you a suggestion (saw your source) make it easy and readily accessible to the neigh sayers and provide the link. I certainly am not surprised...any more life boats available?
2007-05-01 15:59:26 · answer #8 · answered by leslie 6 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Not really. At this point, I'm more shocked when a week goes by and I don't hear a new scandal involving this administration.
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2007-05-01 15:56:09 · answer #9 · answered by X 4 · 4⤊ 3⤋
The joke that this administration is making out of our country pretty much has had me feelin like that for nearly 6 years now but YES DEFINITLEY.
2007-05-01 15:53:27 · answer #10 · answered by Not a bubble gum chevy fan 2 · 7⤊ 3⤋