Don't shoot the messenger, just because that list of scandals makes a blow job seem completely irrelevant. It's not Cosmo's fault.
On Jan 19, 11:29 am, Zebnick <[email protected]> wrote: > Why don't you spare both boards and just sign off permanently? No one > needs or wants to put up with your inane spam. > > On Jan 19, 10:44 am, Cosmo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Oh, the list is much, much longer - 399 to be exact. I thought I'd > > spare both boards from the crash. > > >http://www.netrootsmass.net/hughs-bush-scandals-list/ > > > On Jan 19, 9:17 am, wncs <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > When I saw the title, I worried how much space a single post can take > > > up on the board without making it crash! :-) > > > > On Jan 19, 10:13 am, Cosmo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Indicted / Convicted/ Pled Guilty > > > > > *Eric G. Andell- deputy undersecretary in charge of newly created > > > > Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (previously senior adviser to > > > > Secretary of Education Rod Paige) -pleaded guiltyto one count of > > > > conflict of interest for using government travel for personal causes > > > > and was sentenced to one year of probation, 100 hours of community > > > > service, and fined $5,000. > > > > > *Claude Allen- Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy- > > > > resigned, pled guilty toshopliftingfrom Target stores. > > > > > *Lester Crawford- Commissioner, FDA -resignedin late September 2005 > > > > after only two months on the job. On October 17th, hepleadedguilty to > > > > two misdemeanor counts, making afalse writing and conflict of interest. > > > > On February 27, 2007, Crawford wassentencedto to three years of > > > > probation and was fined $90,000. > > > > > *Brian Doyle- Deputy Press Secretary, Department of Homeland Security - > > > > Resigned in wake of child sex scandal. Doyle wasarrestedon April 4th, > > > > 2006 and pleaded no contest on September 19, 2006 to seven counts of > > > > use of a computer to seduce a child and sixteen counts of transmitting > > > > harmful material to a minor. On November 17th, 2006 Brian Doyle > > > > wassentencedto five years in state prison and ten years of probation. > > > > He will also need to register as a sex offender. > > > > > *Steven Griles- Deputy Secretary at the Interior Department - is the > > > > highest-ranked administration official yetconvictedin the Jack Abramoff > > > > scandal. In March 2007, Griles pleaded guilty to lying about his role > > > > in the Jack Abramoff scandal. Sentenced to 10 months incarceration. > > > > > *John T. Korsmo– Chairman of the Federal Housing Finance Board from > > > > 2002 to 2004 –pleaded guiltyin 2005 to lying to the Senate and an > > > > inspector general. He swore he had no idea how a list of presidents for > > > > FHFB-regulated banks were invited to a fundraiser for his friend’s > > > > congressional campaign. On the invites, Korsmo was listed as the > > > > “Special Guest.” Got 18 months of probation and a $5,000 fine. > > > > > *Scooter Libby- Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff - resigned > > > > after being indicted for lying to a grand jury and investigators in > > > > connection with the investigation stemming from the leak of Valerie > > > > Wilson’s covert CIA operative’s identity.Convictedon four of five > > > > counts, making him the highest-ranking White House official to be > > > > convicted of a felony since the Iran-contra scandal. Sentenced to > > > > thirty months imprisonment and a fine of $250,000. On July 2nd, after a > > > > judge decided that Libby would remain in prison during the appeals > > > > process, President Bush commuted Libby’s sentence by removing the > > > > thirty months in prison. > > > > > *David Safavian- former head of the Office of Federal Procurement > > > > Policy at the Office of Management and Budget -convictedof lying to > > > > ethics officials and Senate investigators about his ties to lobbyist > > > > Jack Abramoff. On October 27, 2006, he was sentenced to 18 months in > > > > prison. He is currently appealing the ruling. > > > > > *Robert Stein- former comptroller and funding officer for the now > > > > disbanded Coalition Provisional Authority, Southern Central Region in > > > > Al-Hillah, Iraq -pleaded guiltyto conspiracy, bribery, conspiracy to > > > > commit money laundering, possession of a machine gun, and being a felon > > > > in possession of a fire arm. On January 30, 2007 Stein was sentenced to > > > > nine years in prison and ordered to forfeit $3.6 million. > > > > > *Roger Stillwell- desk officer, Interior Department -pleaded guiltyto > > > > failing to report Redskins tickets and free dinners from Jack Abramoff. > > > > > Resigned Due to Investigation, Pending Investigation or Allegations of > > > > Impropriety > > > > > *Philip Cooney- chief of staff, White House Council on Environmental > > > > Quality - a former oil industry lawyer with no scientific expertise, > > > > Cooneyresignedafter it was revealed he had watered down reports on > > > > global warming. > > > > > *George Deutsch- press aide, NASA -resignedamid allegations he > > > > prevented the agency’s top climate scientist from speaking publicly > > > > about global warming. > > > > > *Michael Elston- chief of staff to Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty > > > > - announced hisresignationon June 15, 2007. Despite allegations that > > > > he’d threatened at least four of the eight fired US Attorneys, McNulty > > > > said Elston had served the Justice Department “with distinction for > > > > nearly eight years.” > > > > > *Kyle Dustin “Dusty” Foggo- appointed executive director of the CIA, > > > > the agency’s third-highest post, in October 2004 -resignedand was > > > > ultimatelyindictedon bribery charges related to the Duke Cunningham > > > > scandal. > > > > > *Alberto Gonzales- former Attorney General -resignedwithout explanation > > > > amidst investigations of the firings of U.S. Attorneys, the > > > > politicization of the Justice Department, warrantless surveillance, and > > > > the torture and mistreatment of detainees. > > > > > *Monica Goodling- former Justice Department liaison to the White House > > > > and senior counsel to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales -resignedon > > > > April 7, 2007 amidst the investigation of the firings of U.S. Attorneys. > > > > > *Michelle Larson Korsmo- deputy chief of staff, Department of Labor - > > > > Helped her husband (see John Korsmo, above) with his donor scam. > > > > Quietly left her Labor plum job in February 2004, about two weeks > > > > before news broke that she and her husband were the targets of a > > > > criminal probe. > > > > > *Howard “Cookie” Krongard- former State Department inspector general > > > > —accusedof not properly investigating State Department contractor fraud > > > > in Iraq and Afghanistan; of retaliating against whistleblowers in his > > > > own office; and of not telling the truth about his knowledge of his > > > > brother’s ties with Blackwater, a State Department contractor. Faced > > > > with a possible perjury investigation, Howard Krongard resigned on > > > > December 7, 2007. > > > > > *Julie Macdonald- former deputy assistant secretary for fish, wildlife > > > > and parks at the Interior Department -resignedin May 2007 after an > > > > “inspector general’s report found she had improperly leaked information > > > > to private organizations, bullied staff scientists and broken federal > > > > rules.” The Department of the Interior is investigating many of her > > > > decisions regarding endangered species; so far seven have been > > > > overturned. > > > > > *Paul McNulty- Deputy Attorney General for the Department of Justice > > > > –resigned, after questions about his involvement in the U.S. attorney > > > > firings and his testimony to Congress about the firings. > > > > > *Richard Perle- Chairman, Defense Policy Board -resignedfrom Pentagon > > > > advisory panel amid conflict-of-interest charges. > > > > > *Susan Ralston- assistant, White House - resigned amidst revelations > > > > that she had accepted thousands of dollars in gifts from Abramoff > > > > without compensating him, counter to White House ethics rules. > > > > > *Janet Rehnquist- inspector general, Department of Health and Human > > > > Services -resignedon June 1, 2003 in the face of an investigation into > > > > her alleged efforts to block a politically dangerous probe on behalf of > > > > the Bush family. > > > > > *James Roche- secretary, U.S. Air Force -resignedin the wake of the > > > > Boeing tanker lease scandal, after it was revealed he had rather > > > > crudely pushed for Boeing to win a $23 billion contract. > > > > > *Kyle Sampson-former chief of staff for Attorney General Alberto > > > > Gonzales -resignedamidst the investigation of the firings of U.S. > > > > Attorneys. > > > > > *Joseph Schmitz- Inspector General, Defense - Resigned amid charges he > > > > personally intervened to protect top political appointees. > > > > > *Bradley Schlozman-resignedfrom his third and final post with the > > > > Justice Department after accusations of actively politicizing the > > > > department. He’s currently under investigation by the Department’s > > > > inspector general. > > > > > *Thomas Scully- Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid > > > > Services - shortly after Scully resigned in 2003, an investigation by > > > > the Department of Health and Human Services inspector general found > > > > that Scully had pressured the agency’s actuary to underestimate the > > > > full cost of the Medicare reform bill by approximately $100 billion > > > > until after Congress passed the bill into law. Scully was also hit with > > > > conflict of interest charges by the U.S. attorney’s office for billing > > > > CMS for expenses incurred during a job search while he still headed the > > > > agency. He settled those charges by paying $9,782. > > > > > *David Smith- deputy assistant secretary for fish, wildlife, and parks, > > > > Interior Department -resignedon July 21, 2006 after shooting a buffalo > > > > and accepting its skeletal remains and meat as an illegal gratuity. He > > > > eventually paid over $3,000 for the dead buffalo, but only after the > > > > internal inquiry had commenced. The Department of Interior inspector > > > > general also noted in a May 16, 2006 report that Smith’s involvement in > > > > the designation of Houston as a port of entry for imported wildlife in > > > > order to benefit a friend was inappropriate. > > > > > *John Tanner- Voting Rights Section Chief, Justice Department > > > > -resignedin December of 2007 and moved to the Office of Special Counsel > > > > for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices. Already under > > > > suspicion for aiding efforts to politicize the voting section, the > > > > bumbling proponent of voter identification laws angered lawmakers with > > > > his comments that such laws actually discriminate against white > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
