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Commerce, Treasury funds helped boost GOP campaigns
by Mike the Usurper at 2:04 am EDT, Aug 19, 2007 |
Top Commerce and Treasury department officials appeared with Republican candidates and doled out millions in federal money in battleground congressional districts and states after receiving White House political briefings detailing GOP election strategy.
It's called the Hatch Act. It basically says, thou shalt not blow the federal dime to prop up candidates. That happens on some levels already (see earmarks) but those are legislated, these are administrative, which basically means, they're earmarks without getting earmarked. It really does look like RICO is in order. |
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RE: Commerce, Treasury funds helped boost GOP campaigns
by Dagmar at 2:19 am EDT, Aug 20, 2007 |
Mike the Usurper wrote: Top Commerce and Treasury department officials appeared with Republican candidates and doled out millions in federal money in battleground congressional districts and states after receiving White House political briefings detailing GOP election strategy.
It's called the Hatch Act. It basically says, thou shalt not blow the federal dime to prop up candidates. That happens on some levels already (see earmarks) but those are legislated, these are administrative, which basically means, they're earmarks without getting earmarked. It really does look like RICO is in order.
Oh come now, that would be foolishly assuming anyone in the Bush administration is ever held accountable for their criminal actions. |
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RE: Commerce, Treasury funds helped boost GOP campaigns
by Mike the Usurper at 12:34 pm EDT, Aug 20, 2007 |
Dagmar wrote: Mike the Usurper wrote: Top Commerce and Treasury department officials appeared with Republican candidates and doled out millions in federal money in battleground congressional districts and states after receiving White House political briefings detailing GOP election strategy.
It's called the Hatch Act. It basically says, thou shalt not blow the federal dime to prop up candidates. That happens on some levels already (see earmarks) but those are legislated, these are administrative, which basically means, they're earmarks without getting earmarked. It really does look like RICO is in order.
Oh come now, that would be foolishly assuming anyone in the Bush administration is ever held accountable for their criminal actions.
D'oh! My bad. You're right. On the other hand, when all 93 US Attorneys get replaced just like they have at the start of every administration (and oh how we can expect howling when that happens) maybe not. |
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