The Fallen Legion: Casualties of the Bush Administration

[Divernan]

Common Dreams put together this descriptive list of the best known of the military and career civil serviceprofessionals, as well as top political appointees who have either left the Bush administration in protest, or been driven out for their honesty. This list highlights that giving Bush an "inconvenient" answer, i.e., the truth based on facts, equals career suicide.

As the compiler of the list (Common Dreams) concludes, this list is just the tip of the iceberg of people who have been fired, driven to resign and/or just plain quit in disgust. Honorable men and women, every one!

www.commondreams.org/views05/1014-24.htm

[malaise]

1. Very important re Katrina

Mike Parker: In early 2002, Parker, the director of the Army Corps of Engineers testified before Congress that Bush-mandated budget cuts would have a "negative impact" on the Corps. He also admitted to holding no "warm and fuzzy" feelings toward the Bush administration. "Soon after," reported the Christian Science Monitor, "he was given 30 minutes to resign or be fired." In the wake of the devastation caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Parker's clashes with Mitch Daniels, former director of the Office of Management and Budget, can be seen as prophetic. Parker remembered one such incident in which he brought Daniels, the Bush administration's budget guru, a piece of steel from a Mississippi canal lock that "was completely corroded and falling apart because of a lack of funding," and said, "Mitch, it doesn't matter if a terrorist blows the lock up or if it falls down because it disintegrates -- either way it's the same effect, and if we let it fall down, we have only ourselves to blame." He recalled of the incident, "It made no impact on him whatsoever." Resigned, March 6, 2002.

[opihimoimoi]

2. The List is confirmation we have a NutCase in the WH... Proof of Arrogance

Which means Delusional.....

I guyess to them, the effect is more room for cronies.

[Divernan]

3. Hey Opi! I'm ready for a luau.

How are your gas prices? Whoops, I'm hijacking my own thread.

[opihimoimoi]

4. Gas is still up there...my p/u costs 0ver $80 for a topping off....thanks

to Bush and his oil buddies.

No, you not H/J your thread, its ok to cross subjects in a thread....