Post the weekly White House scandals here!

[QueenAdrock]

It may just be easier to put up the weekly scandals up in this thread, just to save space. So what's going on this week? Well let's see:

Wolfowitz Scandal! (http://www.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/04/15/worldbank.wolfowitz.ap/) He got a job at the State Department for his girlfriend, a job that pays a tax-free $194,000 a year. He states it is legal and refuses to step down. The White House backs him 100%. (SHOCKER!)

[yeahwho]

I love the way Wolfowitz dictates in no uncertain terms the responsibilities and duties of his girlfriends employment. Nothing elitist about that now, is there?

Not this weeks scandal but I'll throw in the continuing saga of Atty. Gen. Alberto R. Gonzales (http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-usattys16apr16,0,1414548.story?coll=la-home-nation) who appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday this week.

I watched VP Dick Cheney on Face the Nation (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/14/ftn/main2683924.shtml) yesterday and he was his usual charming self, he called the democrats (or anybody who doesn't agree with the war) irresponsible. He also completely distanced himself from his buddy Libby saying this;

The vice president would not discuss the conviction of Libby on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice as part of the investigation into the leak of former CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity. The case is under appeal.

Cheney called the verdict a "great tragedy" but said he had not talked to Libby since he was found guilty on March 6. "I haven't had occasion to do that," he said.

He also refuted claims by Reid that, amid a hostile Congress and the president's declining approval ratings, he and other members of the administration had become more isolated that Richard Nixon's White House during the Watergate scandal.

"It's a ridiculous notion," Cheney said.

[D_Raay]

The saga of Paul Wolfowitz at the World Bank really is indicative of the US under neo-con control: A crony with fairly insubstantial bona fides within the arena is appointed to a position of critical importance on the world stage solely on the basis of his connections to ideological brothers. He then bullies and pushes his own arrogant notions, alienating his colleagues and promotes more cronies (and love interests) without regard to appearances. Then when the house of cards inevitably comes tumbling down, he pleads ignorance or cries victim and must send out other cronies to argue for his job. How many times have we seen this pattern–with very little variation–play out again and again in the Bush White House?

[yeahwho]

How many times have we seen this pattern–with very little variation–play out again and again in the Bush White House?

I would have to say 325 times, thats how many weeks Bush has been in office. 92 more weeks left.

Makes this about a 21 page thread.

[Schmeltz]

alienating his colleagues and promotes more cronies (and love interests)

I'd like to request that you change that to "lust interests" as I find it impossible to believe that Wolfowitz has ever really loved anyone or anything, and I'm willing to bet he blames her for all the trouble that's sprung from his latest foray into illicit incompetence.

[Carlos]

I'd like to request that you change that to "lust interests" as I find it impossible to believe that Wolfowitz has ever really loved anyone or anything, and I'm willing to bet he blames her for all the trouble that's sprung from his latest foray into illicit incompetence.

:p so true

[Ali]

The saga of Paul Wolfowitz at the World Bank really is indicative of the US under neo-con control: A crony with fairly insubstantial bona fides within the arena is appointed to a position of critical importance on the world stage solely on the basis of his connections to ideological brothers. He then bullies and pushes his own arrogant notions, alienating his colleagues and promotes more cronies (and love interests) without regard to appearances. Then when the house of cards inevitably comes tumbling down, he pleads ignorance or cries victim and must send out other cronies to argue for his job. How many times have we seen this pattern–with very little variation–play out again and again in the Bush White House?
Oh I do love the irony of this. Wolftits was intent on rooting out corruption in other governments and ends up behaving just like the people he's pointing fingers at!

First Walrus-Face Bolton gets kicked out of the UN (after admitting to encouraging Israel to 'finish the job' in Lebanon while Anan was calling for a ceasefire - thereby condemning thousands of Lebanese (and a few Israeli) civilians to death). Now Wolfnipplechips is next on the tightrope.

Can't WAIT to see what the Wheel has in store for Cheney and Bush.

[QueenAdrock]

Wolfowitz Scandal! (http://www.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/04/15/worldbank.wolfowitz.ap/) He got a job at the State Department for his girlfriend, a job that pays a tax-free $194,000 a year. He states it is legal and refuses to step down. The White House backs him 100%. (SHOCKER!)

Wolfowitz hires prominent lawyer to defend himself. (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/24/washington/24wolfowitz.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1177416567-NHVdZq+MELnkxCP9v8946w) My co-worker burst out laughing when she saw this in the Times this morning, because she used to work for said firm.

[kaiser soze]

More bad news from Walter Reed Hospital....4 years later

http://www.abcnews.go.com/WNT/WoodruffReports/story?id=3067983&page=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQrWY9Rs1Ew

[QueenAdrock]

Committing suicide in their hospital? Wow. I didn't even hear of this, and I live maybe 15 minutes away from Walter Reed. :-/

[D_Raay]

Wolfowitz hires prominent lawyer to defend himself. (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/24/washington/24wolfowitz.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1177416567-NHVdZq+MELnkxCP9v8946w) My co-worker burst out laughing when she saw this in the Times this morning, because she used to work for said firm.
Hires a lawyer indeed... it appears they thought the World Bank was somehow similar to the White House, and that the employees (a very diverse group this is too according to various sources) there would simply cowtow to his very presence as if he had actually earned this spot in the first place.

[Ali]

OMG I just saw a picture (http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/rizawb.jpg) of Shaha Riza... he got himself into this much trouble for her???

[yeahwho]

The scandal for this week of April 22nd 2007 has to be Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's inability to just answer a simple question. Why did you perpetuate discredited information to go to war?

House panel seeks to force Rice to testify on Iraq claims
(http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/25/america/web0425-condi.php)

As usual this is a week of multiple scandals, here is one brewing thats going to piss off even the war supporters, The U.S. military is accused by its own of lying to the American people. (http://www.wbko.com/news/headlines/7187421.html)

Going into scandal overload!

[abcdefz]

Looks like the Pat Tillman scandal reaches into the White House.