More Slime From The Commander In Thief

[davidschroth]

I've been behind in my reading, so I almost missed this story in Thursday's newspaper. I apparently missed the outcry the story provoked, as well...from the Associated Press

Bush reinstates bonuses for his political appointees
The White House has restored cash bonuses for political appointees at federal agencies, a practice President Bill Clinton halted after he concluded that the first Bush administration used the system to hand out extravagant payments to "political cronies".
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A week ago Bush cited a "national emergency" to deny thousands of federal workers the pay raises Congress sought.

The above makes it abundantly clear to me why the administration was so adamant about removing workers from Civil Service when they become part of the Department of Homeland Security...

Comments

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

Earlier today I watched President Clinton give a speech to the Democratic Leadership Council on C-Span. One of the things he said is that, in times of crisis, people prefer leaders who are strong and wrong to leaders who are weak and right.

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[davidschroth.livejournal.com]

This does not, IMO, say much for people.

Especially when the "crisis" appears to be a manufactured crisis. I've not seen much productive come of the measures put in place to address the "crisis". Of course, I'm not a political appointee in line for a cash bonus, either...