As everyone here probably knows already, I’m a huge Obama fan but I eagerly await the end of Bush’s term if only because I know that either candidate, even as dead-set as McCain appears to be to continue Bush’s policies in substantive areas, can’t help but bring more competance to the management of the executive branch. It seems like every day we’re reminded of how thoroughly botched every facet of this Administration has been and today’s no exception as the NYTimes reports on the mismanagement of the Justice Department under Gonzales:
Senior aides to former Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales broke Civil Service laws by using politics to guide their hiring decisions, picking less-qualified applicants for important nonpolitical positions, slowing the hiring process at critical times and damaging the department’s credibility, an internal report concluded on Monday.
A longtime prosecutor who drew rave reviews from his supervisors was passed over for an important counterterrorism slot because his wife was active in Democratic politics, and a much-less-experienced lawyer with Republican leanings got the job, the report said.
Another prosecutor was rejected for a job in part because she was thought to be a lesbian. And a Republican lawyer received high marks at his job interview because he was found to be sufficiently conservative on the core issues of “god, guns + gays.”
Wow, makes me feel like I’m in good hands!
I’m always timid saying things like this because extreme statements are usually sanctuaries for the ignorant and idiotic, but I really believe that Bush will go down as one of the top 5 worst Presidents of all time…
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