White House Politicization of Federal Agencies “In 2005, Ken Mehlman declared he wanted to create ‘The George Bush Empire.’ ‘One of the things that can happen in Washington when you work in an agency is that you forget who sent you there,’ Mehlman explained. ‘And itâs important to remind people youâre George Bush people. You work for the secretary, but you are George Bush people.’ This concept has birthed a bureaucratic partisanship that now permeates the federal government.” (Think Progress)The Loyalty Enforcer “The role of Monica Goodling, a former GOP ‘oppo’ researcher who became a top aide to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, is getting new scrutiny in the U.S. attorneys flap. Justice confirmed it’s investigating whether Goodling improperly assessed the political loyalties of applicants for career assistant U.S. attorney posts.” (Newsweek)
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