Comments on: 2005 White House hiring directive: ‘Place as many of our Bush loyalists as possible.’ http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:42:16 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: peaceweaver http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/comment-page-1/#comment-5125894 peaceweaver Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:42:21 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/#comment-5125894 Republicans: Party before country every time. No matter what John McCain claims. Republicans: Party before country every time.
No matter what John McCain claims.

]]> By: A Patriot Acting http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/comment-page-1/#comment-5125748 A Patriot Acting Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:53:45 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/#comment-5125748 cabbin teabagger the troll shows up on yet another thread to defend Herr Bush. Nobody is debating that practices like this have been around for a long time. However, this thread is about discussing Bush's lust for taking immoral/reprehensable behaviour to stellar heights. I would like one of these goosestepping trolls to answer whether the simple question, "if this Administration has done nothing wrong and has nothing to hide, why have they gone to such incredible extremes (executive privilege, lost e-mails, the tired and wholey dishonest "I don't recall" defense, ignoring subpoenas, "I'm not part of the Executive Branch" bs, plausible deniability etal) to avoid answering to all they have done?" Any response bagger? cabbin teabagger the troll shows up on yet another thread to defend Herr Bush. Nobody is debating that practices like this have been around for a long time. However, this thread is about discussing Bush’s lust for taking immoral/reprehensable behaviour to stellar heights. I would like one of these goosestepping trolls to answer whether the simple question, “if this Administration has done nothing wrong and has nothing to hide, why have they gone to such incredible extremes (executive privilege, lost e-mails, the tired and wholey dishonest “I don’t recall” defense, ignoring subpoenas, “I’m not part of the Executive Branch” bs, plausible deniability etal) to avoid answering to all they have done?”

Any response bagger?

]]> By: Abu Ben Hussein Leporello http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/comment-page-1/#comment-5125744 Abu Ben Hussein Leporello Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:53:11 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/#comment-5125744 Geez, the old 'Clinton did it first' trick. I have no doubt Every administration, going back to George Washington, did it. However I also believe that every administration, except this one, gave a damn about competence and ability to serve the country. Hopefully the next administration will go back to that basic concept. Impeach Pelosi, Cheney, and Bush and Save the Constitution! Geez, the old ‘Clinton did it first’ trick. I have no doubt Every administration, going back to George Washington, did it. However I also believe that every administration, except this one, gave a damn about competence and ability to serve the country. Hopefully the next administration will go back to that basic concept.
Impeach Pelosi, Cheney, and Bush and Save the Constitution!

]]> By: Max-1 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/comment-page-1/#comment-5125658 Max-1 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:30:07 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/#comment-5125658 . Paul @25, These "flag waving" loyalists understand one thing and one thing only: The President <em>IS</em> the embodiment of the Constitution. He writes laws(ex. P.A.I, AUMF of 2003 against Iraq), veto's laws(duh), overrides laws(through signing statements), enforces the laws that suit him(ex. MCA of 2006), disregards laws at will for convenience(ex. Geneva Conventions against torture)... Hell, to these people, the President is the Judge, Jury AND executioner... Ain't Bush the best! Good thing, too. The United States of Amnesia has always been at war with Middle East/West Asia... <i>If this were a dictatorship, I'd be the dictator.</i> aka... The Decider. . .

Paul @25,
These “flag waving” loyalists understand one thing and one thing only: The President IS the embodiment of the Constitution. He writes laws(ex. P.A.I, AUMF of 2003 against Iraq), veto’s laws(duh), overrides laws(through signing statements), enforces the laws that suit him(ex. MCA of 2006), disregards laws at will for convenience(ex. Geneva Conventions against torture)…

Hell, to these people, the President is the Judge, Jury AND executioner… Ain’t Bush the best! Good thing, too. The United States of Amnesia has always been at war with Middle East/West Asia…

If this were a dictatorship, I’d be the dictator.
aka… The Decider.

.

]]> By: Jane E. Schneider http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/comment-page-1/#comment-5125590 Jane E. Schneider Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:39:53 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/#comment-5125590 After this news, maybe Dana Purina will decide to read the report after all. Yeah, right, who am I kidding? After this news, maybe Dana Purina will decide to read the report after all. Yeah, right, who am I kidding?

]]> By: Paul W http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/comment-page-1/#comment-5125496 Paul W Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:42:27 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/#comment-5125496 <em>The email urged agency officials to find jobs for 108 people on a list of “priority candidates” who had <strong>“loyally served the president.”</strong></em> What ever happened to "loyally" serving your <em>country</em> and why is it that these so called "patriotic," flag waving Americans don't get that? http://progressiveworldreview.com The email urged agency officials to find jobs for 108 people on a list of “priority candidates” who had “loyally served the president.”

What ever happened to “loyally” serving your country and why is it that these so called “patriotic,” flag waving Americans don’t get that?

http://progressiveworldreview.com

]]> By: wizard2000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/comment-page-1/#comment-5125462 wizard2000 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:12:59 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/#comment-5125462 Are we certain that this directive concerning the U.S. Justice Department isn't being mistaken for the similar directive involving the Coalition Provisional Authority over in Iraq, that did a similar bang-up job, after being filled with a bunch of incompetent, unqualified Republican "loyalists," many of whom applied for their high-paying Iraqi "dream" job on-line at right-wing think tank websites? Hell, a Republican "loyalist" dishwasher, after getting his Green Zone "dream" job on-line, ended up being put in charge of restructuring Iraq's banking system...even though he had no previous banking experience...except maybe remembering his PIN at an ATM. Are we certain that this directive concerning the U.S. Justice Department isn’t being mistaken for the similar directive involving the Coalition Provisional Authority over in Iraq, that did a similar bang-up job, after being filled with a bunch of incompetent, unqualified Republican “loyalists,” many of whom applied for their high-paying Iraqi “dream” job on-line at right-wing think tank websites? Hell, a Republican “loyalist” dishwasher, after getting his Green Zone “dream” job on-line, ended up being put in charge of restructuring Iraq’s banking system…even though he had no previous banking experience…except maybe remembering his PIN at an ATM.

]]> By: Jess Wonderin http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/comment-page-1/#comment-5125422 Jess Wonderin Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:27:53 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/#comment-5125422 List of 108??? Sounds like the FIRST round fire list to me . . . along with ANY resume with "Regent" listed as any educational credits or classes . . . List of 108??? Sounds like the FIRST round fire list to me . . . along with ANY resume with “Regent” listed as any educational credits or classes . . .

]]> By: pete http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/comment-page-1/#comment-5125344 pete Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:25:43 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/#comment-5125344 1Watt Says: <em>When did the Political Office become a Cabinet Position?</em> July 30th, 2008 at 9:01 pm It was about the same time politics trumped science. 1Watt Says:

When did the Political Office become a Cabinet Position?
July 30th, 2008 at 9:01 pm

It was about the same time politics trumped science.

]]> By: 1Watt http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/comment-page-1/#comment-5125306 1Watt Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:01:51 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/#comment-5125306 When did the Political Office become a Cabinet Position? When did the Political Office become a Cabinet Position?

]]> By: dixie blood http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/comment-page-1/#comment-5125272 dixie blood Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:19:22 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/#comment-5125272 <b>#19 Bilbo Hussein Baggins,</b> He will pick incompetent...then he has no jail time pending. But it phucks up his legal career (what's left of it) even more! #19 Bilbo Hussein Baggins,

He will pick incompetent…then he has no jail time pending.

But it phucks up his legal career (what’s left of it) even more!

]]> By: Bilbo Hussein Baggins http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/comment-page-1/#comment-5125262 Bilbo Hussein Baggins Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:09:05 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/#comment-5125262 And, of course, Alberto Gonzales didn't know anything about it. He's totally innocent and is a total incompetent. If he knew about what Monica Goodling was doing he was criminal, if he didn't know what she was doing, he was incompetent. I wonder which one he would like to be. And, of course, Alberto Gonzales didn’t know anything about it. He’s totally innocent and is a total incompetent. If he knew about what Monica Goodling was doing he was criminal, if he didn’t know what she was doing, he was incompetent. I wonder which one he would like to be.

]]> By: KEVKEV IN APACHE JUNCTION http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/comment-page-1/#comment-5125194 KEVKEV IN APACHE JUNCTION Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:30:15 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/#comment-5125194 Just another Neocon/New world order shill doing his job.... For the Bush Crime Family..... Hey Toby....Time to do us a favor....since you sold your soul... Just another Neocon/New world order shill doing his job….
For the Bush Crime Family…..
Hey Toby….Time to do us a favor….since you sold your soul…

]]> By: pete http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/comment-page-1/#comment-5125174 pete Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:20:15 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/#comment-5125174 And they still have the gall to call patriots who defend the Nation and Constitution "unamerican". And 25% of the country eats it with a spoon. That's about as effed up as it can get. And they still have the gall to call patriots who defend the Nation and Constitution “unamerican”. And 25% of the country eats it with a spoon. That’s about as effed up as it can get.

]]> By: republicanSScareme http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/comment-page-1/#comment-5125158 republicanSScareme Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:13:57 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/#comment-5125158 The Republican Party is the Nazi Party. Pass the word. The Republican Party is the Nazi Party.

Pass the word.

]]> By: MapleStreet http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/comment-page-1/#comment-5125132 MapleStreet Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:10:33 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/#comment-5125132 Thank you for this article. I am excited that the trail is leading closer and closer to the inner sanctum of the WH. Thank you for this article. I am excited that the trail is leading closer and closer to the inner sanctum of the WH.

]]> By: drago http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/comment-page-1/#comment-5125108 drago Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:01:42 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/#comment-5125108 Sieg Heil Bush! Sieg Heil Bush!

]]> By: ForTruth http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/comment-page-1/#comment-5125018 ForTruth Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:39:39 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/#comment-5125018 Good thing these folks became recklessly arrogant. They might not have gotten caught otherwise. Good thing these folks became recklessly arrogant. They might not have gotten caught otherwise.

]]> By: ForTruth http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/comment-page-1/#comment-5125000 ForTruth Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:37:23 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/#comment-5125000 Where's the other millions of missing White House e-mails? Visitors logs also. Where’s the other millions of missing White House e-mails?

Visitors logs also.

]]> By: AlphaLiberal http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/comment-page-1/#comment-5124990 AlphaLiberal Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:36:29 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/2005-white-house-hiring-directive-%e2%80%98place-as-many-of-our-bush-loyalists-as-possible%e2%80%99/#comment-5124990 Nothing to see here. Nosiree. Keep moving! No news at 6:00. Nothing to see here. Nosiree. Keep moving!

No news at 6:00.

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