Time asks : How Many More Mike Browns Are Out There?
A TIME inquiry finds that at top positions in some vital government agencies, the Bush Administration is putting connections before experience.
……..there are more than 3,000 positions a President can fill without consideration for civil service rules. And Bush has gone further than most Presidents to put political stalwarts in some of the most important government jobs you’ve never heard of, and to give them genuine power over the bureaucracy……..
Examples:
…..Internal e-mail messages obtained by TIME show that scientists’ drug-safety decisions at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are being second-guessed by a 33-year-old doctor turned stock picker. At the Office of Management and Budget, an ex-lobbyist with minimal purchasing experience oversaw $300 billion in spending, until his arrest last week………
See this Time article for more info
Is this what Bush preaches that a democratic society should act like, serving as example? Or does it remind you more of a surrealistic Banana Republic? Just hope the people wake up soon and smell the coffee! The US is loosing credibility in many ways lately and we can just hope time for a turnaround is dawning!