I’m bookmarking this here, so I can throw it in the face of the next mindless wingnut who repeats the meme that “Democrats are a bunch of crooks”: Our Great List of Scandalized Administration Officials.
Indicted / Convicted/ Pled Guilty
* Scooter Libby – Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff – resigned after being indicted for Obstruction of Justice, Perjury, and Making False Statements in connection with the investigation stemming from the leak of a CIA operative’s identity.
* Lester Crawford – Commissioner, FDA – resigned after only two months on the job. Pled guilty to conflict of interest and making false statements.
* Brian Doyle – Deputy Press Secretary, DHS – Resigned in wake of child sex scandal. Pled no contest to 32 criminal counts.
* Claude Allen – Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy- resigned, pled guilty to shoplifting from Target stores.
* David Safavian – former head of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy at the Office of Management and Budget – convicted of lying to ethics officials and Senate investigators about his ties to lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
* Larry Franklin – intelligence officer, Defense – resigned, pled guilty to passing secrets to Israel.
* Roger Stillwell – desk officer, Interior Department – pled guilty to failing to report Redskins tickets and free dinners from Jack Abramoff.
And the list just goes on and on and on…
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April 9th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
Protest Warrior
Funny that none of those listed have killed someone else in a drunk driving accident in Chapaquidic and then failed to report the accident for 8 hours
April 9th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Protest Warrior
Might I add all the ones who have pled guilty been indicted for everything from child porn to sexual assault to perjury?
Maybe I should do a similar list over on my blog
Start with William Jefferson – Louisina and his misappropriation of US Resources during Katrina plus his cold hard cash in his freezer
Then move on to William Jefferson Clinton and his lies under oath
Then move on to the endless list of corrupt politicians who cause us to laugh when you liberals go on and on about how corrupt Bush is when the shoe fits the other foot as well.
I would like to see something unique…one of you idjits actually admitting that there is corruption on both sides and has to be accepted…not tolerated…just accepted that its fact.
April 14th, 2008 at 10:08 am
Billy Joe
Protest Warrior… You should compile a list and drop us a note when it’s done. So far, your list (Jefferson, Clinton) is predictable. Do you have anything significant in, say, the past 8 years, aside from Jefferson, who was probably about 1/10th as corrupt as Duke Cunningham, when the amount of the bribes are considered.