Office of Special Counsel: Doan broke the law.
“An Office of Special Counsel report has found that General Services Administration chief Lurita Doan violated the Hatch Act, which bars federal officials from partisan political activity while on the job, sources say.”
The report addresses a Jan. 26 lunch meeting at GSA headquarters attended by Doan and about 40 political appointees, some of whom participated by videoconference. During the meeting, Scott Jennings, the White House deputy director of political affairs, gave a PowerPoint presentation that included slides listing Democratic and Republican seats the White House viewed as vulnerable in 2008, a map of contested Senate seats and other information on 2008 election strategy.
According to meeting participants, Doan asked after the call how GSA could help “our candidates.”
Doan has until June 1 to respond to the OSC report. “After Doan responds, the report will be sent to President Bush with recommendations that could include suspension or termination. The president is not required to comply with the suggestions.”
UPDATE: Doan has no comment (except that she’s angry the report is public):
A spokeswoman for GSA said in a statement that Doan is “again disappointed in the failure to protect what remains an ongoing and confidential process.” The spokeswoman would not comment on the contents of the report, which may or may not be made public. “It would be inappropriate for the administrator to comment on the investigation, until the process has been completed,” the spokeswoman said.
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Heck’uva job Lurita!
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:33 pm“The president is not required to comply with the suggestions.”
And Pelosi is not required to keep impeachment off the table.
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:34 pmand he won’t
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:35 pm“Well done, my good and faithful servant…”
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:38 pmWorst.
President.
EVER.
3,422
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:38 pmIf the American people don’t start seeing impeachment proceedings PDQ, they’re going to start considering rectifying these monstrous injustices by other means…
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:39 pmDoan has until June 1 to respond to the OSC report. “After Doan responds, the report will be sent to President Bush with recommendations that could include suspension or termination. The president is not required to comply with the suggestions.â€
L O L My vote is for; “Lunitaitai, I likes to call her Lunitaitai - has a naice raing to it, don’t it? Lunitaitai has done a great job over there at the GSA, and she has my full support.”
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:39 pmThe chimpanzee thug is much less intelligent than Cheetah, but much more thuggish.
Chimpy, naturally enough, loves those incapable of ethical conduct to be in his service.
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:41 pmFirst they’ll claim, “She did nothing wrong.”. Then they’ll claim ‘political show-boating’. Then Bush will say something about being the decider or enforcer or whatever simple-minded label he can spit out. Oh and don’t forget to deny Rove was at all involved.
Rince and repeat, ad infini.
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:42 pmOh No She Didn’t!!!
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:42 pmIf the American people don’t start seeing impeachment proceedings PDQ, they’re going to start considering rectifying these monstrous injustices by other means…
Comment by TripMaster Monkey — May 22, 2007 @ 7:39 pm
I’m right there with you Trip. But you know what BushCo, Congress, Halliburton, and the Armed Services would say? Good luck with that.
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:44 pmDoesn’t that also mean that Jennings was violating the Hatch Act as well, and if doing so at the behest of the White House, doesn’t that mean the White House, and whomever had Jennings do his thing at the GSA, also breaking the law?
And what’s with this mealy-mouthed, passive voice, “violated the hatch Act” crap?
No , it is called BREAKING THE LAW.
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:45 pmBush: “This is nothing more than political theater.”
Doan: “This is a smear campaign by the OSC.”
Public is outraged that the OSC could hold republicans responsible for anything.
Public goes back to sleep.
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:46 pmThis sets the table up nicely to go after Karl Rove.
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:47 pmNor will he respond, it is breaking the law and that is just how he likes it…nice and illegal.
Hating the Repukian Mafia daily
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:48 pmNamtillaku sez:
I’m not so sure the Armed Services would say that…some of them still remember that their oath of loyalty is to the Constitution, not to the Boy King…also, they’re the ones who have to bear the brunt of this administration’s malevolent foreign policies firsthand.
Of course, it’s academic at any rate, since one of the aims of this treacherous administration is to systematically weaken all branches of the legitimate armed forces, while Blackwater, a a mercenary outfit unburdened by any troublesome oaths of loyalty, waits in the wings.
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:51 pmTranslation: “I am pissed I am getting busted for breaking the law.”
May 22nd, 2007 at 8:13 pm“The president is not required to comply with the suggestions.â€
Ya think he would in any case???
Lurita should be b1tch slapped just for her uppity nasty behavior during the hearings.
May 22nd, 2007 at 8:14 pmDoan: “I am again disappointed in the OSC’s ability to provide good oversight and judgment in the areas where I willfully and without regret deficated on our constitution. It would be inappropriate for me to speak further as I may reveal more of my negligent and illegal activities as your GSA director…Oh, sh%t did I just say that outloud.”
May 22nd, 2007 at 8:26 pmDecider sez: “Give this woman a raise!”
May 22nd, 2007 at 8:33 pmSo what?
The Democratic Congress is not going do anything about it.
Off topic:
Here is 9 Examples of People in Government Slipping up in this Scripted False Flag Terror Plot:
1. Bush saw the first plane hit live on tv:
http://video.google.com/ videoplay?docid=4841608667647433773&q=bush+saw+1st+plane+hit+tower&hl=en (1min)
2. Rumsfeld Says Flight 93 was shot down:
http://video.google.com/ videoplay?docid=7171005197553914151&q=rumsfeld+flight+93+shot+down&hl=en (30sec)
3. Rumsfeld Says Missle Hit Pentagon: “Here we’re talking about plastic knives and using an American Airlines flight filled with our citizens, and the missile to damage this building and similar (inaudible) that damaged the World Trade Center”
http://www.the7thfire.com/ Politics%20and%20History/ Missile-Not-Flight-77.html
4. NYC Mayor Slips- Knew Collpase in Advance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hNmf76GUCw
5. SilverStein Admits WTC Was Pulled:
http://video.google.com/ videoplay?docid=-7750532340306101329&q=Larry+silverstein
6. EyeWitness Said Missle, eh Plane Hit pentagon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA5AmFpQlJA
7. John Kerry Slips says WTC-7 Was Controlled Demolition:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLnaogsm60A
8. Bush is scared:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K5M0xtxQVQ
9.Here is when BBC Reported WTC-7 Collpased 26 minutes before it did.
May 22nd, 2007 at 8:35 pmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7SwOT29gbc
Lurita says- Damn, they did get my fingerprints.
May 22nd, 2007 at 8:38 pmI’m a little confused here. She broke the law. Don’t we usually prosecute people who break the law. Since when does breaking the law end up with no charge filed and a “suggestion” as to punishment. If the Hatch Act is a law, then violating it is breaking the law.
So tell me trolls, why is an illegal immigrant a criminal and this women is not?
May 22nd, 2007 at 9:03 pm#23 Kate Henry sez:”Don’t we usually prosecute people who break the law. Since when does breaking the law end up with no charge filed and a “suggestion†as to punishment.”
LOL. Kate , have you been living in another country for the last 7 years ???
May 22nd, 2007 at 9:31 pmGeorge the Dim will not do anything to her, she broke the law for the party and that is more important than the rule of law. If Scooter was a made-man for being a convict for the party she might be on the short list of medal of freedom.
May 22nd, 2007 at 9:43 pmA spokeswoman for GSA said in a statement that Doan is “again disappointed in the failure to protect what remains an ongoing and confidential process.â€
Oh that’s right. When you’re special, everyone is supposed to keep your crimes a secret.
May 22nd, 2007 at 9:47 pmI wonder if she has a nice FBI ex-boyfriend?
May 23rd, 2007 at 12:12 amHope they get her on something because this is only part of her wrondoings using GSA to give special contracts to her friends along with special privileges. Shes been ripping off the GSA since her appointment.
May 23rd, 2007 at 2:22 amCongress has the power to make this stop. Where are they?
Have each of us reading this, mad as hell, informed every one of their federal representatives that they will NOT stand for this abomination? Did you write them last year? Last month? Last week? It’s time to write again.
All our fuming amongst ourselves will get us nowhere. We need to quit talking to each other and talk to mainstream media and our federal representatives.
http://www.senate.gov/
June 17th, 2007 at 5:46 pmhttp://www.house.gov/