The ethical failures of the Bush administration are being revealed now. The twin implosions of Alberto Gonzales and Paul Wolfowitz are not technical transgressions. They are symptoms of an amoral White House. They are reported as being unrelated because the press still does not grasp the big picture of the Bush administration sleaze. A steady drumbeat of arrogance, cronyism, and lying is reported as individual cases and the press does not connect the dots. These instances are part of a dense and deliberate web of deceit.
Do you remember Bernard Keric? He was nominated to head the Department of Homeland Security and was vetted by Mr. Gonzales. Mr. Gonzales was privy from the get-go to a Kerik dossier ablaze with red flags pointing to “questionable financial deals, an ethics violation, allegations of mismanagement and a top deputy prosecuted for corruption,” not to mention a “friendship with a businessman who was linked to organized crime.” Bush sent him to Iraq to train their police and he failed completely. After that he nominated him to head Homeland Security!
One might wonder if the Bush practice of promoting and honoring those who bungled the war might be a form of hush money.
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