Mmm… kleptocracy
You’d think that living in a banana republic, we’d get more bananas. Mmmm… fruit.
In April, Housing Secretary Alphonso Jackson told a group of real estate officials that he once canceled a government contract because the contractor was critical of President Bush. Awarding contracts based on political leanings “violates federal law.” Jackson is a “longtime Bush friend” and former neighbor in Dallas, Texas.
The Inspector General for the Department of Housing and Urban Development has conducted a detailed investigation and produced a 340-page report detailing his findings. The agency has given a copy to Jackson, but refused to release the report to the public.
I’m waiting now for the Senate judiciary committee to meet so that Lindsay Graham and Arlen Specter can craft a bill legalizing partisan rewards via federal contract. I suspect it’ll be here in about, oh, … 30 seconds.
