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I Would Like Rove And Bush To Eat My Asshole

SUNDAY AUGUST 19 2007 9:00 AM

Submitted by FearTheReaper. Edited By erin_broadley.

TAGS: Commerce Department, Treasury Department, Hatch Act, Republicans, Karl Rove, George Bush

The corruption of the current White House is fucking amazing, especially considering George told us he was going to bring honor and respectability back to the presidency. The guy is the ultimate example of everything that the Founding Fathers feared. Using tax dollars to aid Republican candidates in elections is just one more example.

Top Commerce and Treasury Departments officials appeared with Republican candidates and doled out millions in federal money in battleground congressional districts and states after receiving White House political briefings detailing GOP election strategy.

What a bunch of cunts. Plain and simple. Between 2001 and 2006, the Treasury Department received White House political briefings on how they could aid Republican candidates. The Commerce Department received four briefings. These actions are quite simply not allowed, as defined by the Hatch Act, which bans the use of government resources for campaign activities.

Under the Hatch Act, Cabinet members are permitted to attend political briefings and appear with members of Congress. But Cabinet members and other political appointees aren't permitted to spend taxpayer money with the aim of benefiting candidates.

The White House is already being investigated by the House Oversight Committee to determine whether the administration violated the Hatch Act by briefing at least 15 federal agencies.

During the briefings at Treasury and Commerce, then-Bush administration political director Ken Mehlman and other White House aides detailed competitive congressional districts, battleground election states and key media markets and outlined GOP strategy for getting out the vote.

After the briefings, Commerce and Treasury political appointees made public appearances and grant announcements that just happened to benefit GOP interests. That sounds like it completely violates the Hatch Act. I wonder how the Democratic Congress will fail to do anything about it? Unfortunately, violations are not illegal. They are treated as administrative matters and usually lead to suspension or termination of those who violate the ban.

The law needs to be changed so that these type of actions are illegal. Why would a loyal follower care about violating the act? They would lose their job, but probably end up with a cushier position somewhere else due to their partisan actions.

Take Commerce Secretary Don Evans, who just happened to be Bush's former campaign finance chairman. He made eight appearances with Republican incumbents during competitive races. While there he handed out millions of dollars in grants and made public announcements. He has already left the Commerce Department, so he will not be punished. I would like to at the very least, hold his head in a toilet and flush it.

The guy who took over for Evans, picked up right where the big E left off.

In 2006, Evans' successor, Carlos Gutierrez, and his aides also made public announcements with several Republican congressional incumbents, including in the battleground states of Missouri, Pennsylvania and New Mexico. Weeks before the 2006 election, Gutierrez and Congresswoman Wilson announced $3.45 million in grants for Albuquerque organizations. Also in the weeks before the election, a deputy secretary and Republican Sen. Rick Santorum announced that the department would be investing $2.25 million in Philadelphia.

You tax dollars at work, helping those poor, poor Republicans. Don't get mad Democrats, just sit back and take it.

44 Comments

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msupenguin

San Francisco, CA

March 2006

AUG 19, 2007 09:06 AM

which they will. congress has an approval rating lower than bush, and i cant imagine why.

Mr_Matt_

Hollywood, FL

July 2005

AUG 19, 2007 09:08 AM

I'm moving to Costa Rica. I give up.

Forcessweetheart

United Kingdom

July 2007

AUG 19, 2007 09:21 AM

how did that arsehole get elected once let alone twice? a fucking crook & a retard, is he the worst ever president?

Oz_the_Vamp

Lorain, OH

June 2005

AUG 19, 2007 09:21 AM

Hatch Act? Puh-lease! I think Bush's current agenda at this point is to break as many laws as he can, just so he can say "the laws is not applying to me because I is the president." I hope this causes secret service to show up at my door, but the guy shoulda been snipered long ago... along with the rest of chain of command.

Azadeth

Fairport, NY

August 2006

AUG 19, 2007 09:57 AM

Bush thinks Gawd is on is side, so the laws of man don't apply to him.

cranstonlamont

Des Moines, IA

September 2006

AUG 19, 2007 10:08 AM

Not to mention the fact that he's hanging onto Alberto Gonzalez for dear life because he knows the Senate won't confirm a new Attorney General, unless that person promises to appoint a special prosecutor to go after the Executive Branch.

deanmoriarty

Los Osos, CA

July 2006

AUG 19, 2007 10:19 AM

Forcessweetheart said:
how did that arsehole get elected once let alone twice? a fucking crook & a retard, is he the worst ever president?

Many of us do not believe he was even elected once.

ericwine

Charlotte Hall, MD

January 2007

AUG 19, 2007 10:24 AM

Forcessweetheart said:
is he the worst ever president?

Amazingly, no.
James Buchanan (1857-61) and Warren G. Harding (1921-23) were probably the worst. Harding's administration was probably the most corrupt in American history, yes, even worse than the recent examples.

ChopperJones

Deltona, FL

September 2005

AUG 19, 2007 10:30 AM

Is anyone else starting to get really scared? has anyone else seen this?

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8795795223394289910&q=nazi+bush&total=2543&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=2

These blatant F-yous I can do what I want are making my spine shiver.

xazapdmytinu

Fort Collins, CO

July 2007

AUG 19, 2007 10:38 AM

honestly, how many investigations can one administration be subject to at one time...it's like he is just itching for the chance to call Guinness and reserve his spot in the record book.

shapeshifter23

San Francisco, CA

September 2005

AUG 19, 2007 10:49 AM

The law needs to be changed so that these type of actions are illegal. Why would a loyal follower care about violating the act? They would lose their job, but probably end up with a cushier position somewhere else due to their partisan actions.

Your are exactly right on this point. Whether it is a question of legality or simple ethics, the same argument applies. It is the reason government elected officeholders have nothing to lose or fear by abandoning and betraying the will of the people who elected them as representatives. Even if they fail to get re-elected, they will be well taken care of by the corporate institutions whose interests they served while in office.

Effectively speaking, we are no longer living in a representative democracy. The question is, now: What are we going to do about it? [insert revolutionary rhetoric here]

bellabrunette

Ferndale, MI

January 2007

AUG 19, 2007 11:00 AM

VampOzman said:
Hatch Act? Puh-lease! I think Bush's current agenda at this point is to break as many laws as he can, just so he can say "the laws is not applying to me because I is the president." I hope this causes secret service to show up at my door, but the guy shoulda been snipered long ago... along with the rest of chain of command.

+1
exactly my thoughts at this point

Tiger_Fodder

Marshfield, MA

June 2007

AUG 19, 2007 11:22 AM

FTR..great article BUT do you really want Rove and Bush to be anywhere near your asshole? Also, I would not call them cunts. That is much to nice!

SuperCrunch

Birmingham, AL

January 2007

AUG 19, 2007 11:28 AM

shapeshifter23 said:

Too bad conservatives tend to be gun-nuts and not the other way around.

scorp17yh

Brookings, OR

November 2004

AUG 19, 2007 11:37 AM

if American Voters weren't so fucking stupid Bush would never have been elected Govenor of Texas let alone been able to steal the Presidential election not just once but twice. We have no one to blame but OUR fellow citizens who voted for Bush or worse didn't bother to vote or voted for Nader

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