surprise, surprise....Bush aides violated law against campaign activities

[cally]

by Federal employees. I'm shocked, just shocked. :sarcasm:

Report: George W. Bush aides violated Hatch Act


A long-running federal investigation has found that White House political aides to President George W. Bush engaged in widespread violations of a federal law which limits partisan political activity by government employees during the 2006 midterm elections.

A 118-page report issued Monday by the little-known Office of Special Counsel cites numerous violations of the Hatch Act by the Bush-era White House Office of Political Affairs. The report concludes that federal taxpayers footed the bill for improper activities that were intended to advance Republican political candidates.


“The entire staff was enlisted in pursuit of Republican success at the polls and many OPA employees believed that effort was part of their official job duties,” the report concludes. “Based on the extent of the activities described below, OSC concludes that the political activities of OPA employees were not incidental to their official functions, and thus U.S. Treasury funds were unlawfully used to finance efforts to pursue Republican victories at the polls in 2006.”

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0111/48072.html#ixzz1C04wHi8j

[louis-t]

1. Why even do these investigations? It's not like

anyone will ever be held accountable. bushes don't go to jail. People who worked for bush don't go to jail.

[indepat]

4. Who woulda' ever thunk junior's administration would so flagrantly violate the law with such

impunity? :shrug:

[ljm2002]

2. And we will see indictments...

...when Hell freezes over.

K&R

[Citizen Worker]

3. We must look forward not backward. The rule of law has very limited applicability.

[gratuitous]

5. Well, that's enough lookin' backwards to the past

Time to look forward to the future, and let bygones be bygone. Prosecuting crimes would just be so much politics, and we're all post-political with a chewy bipartisany center, now! So, while mistakes were made, and we could argue all day long about whose administration was breaking the law, the real truth of the matter is that the Tea Baggers are mad as hell, too, so why don't we just agree that both sides are equally guilty, and we'll all just move on?