Truth, Justice and the American Way
Jul 29th, 2005 at 4:56 pm by Susie
The good citizens of Ohio can rest easy, knowing whose side their U.S. Attorney is on:
COLUMBUS — U.S. Attorney Gregory White, a leader in a multiagency task force investigating powerful Republicans in Ohio, asked for help from Gov. Bob Taft’s office to get the federal post he now holds, records released by Mr. Taft’s office yesterday show.
Mr. White asked the governor to call President Bush on his behalf in August, 2002. A week later, top Bush aide Karl Rove was given the phone numbers of Brian Hicks, the governor’s former chief of staff.
In February, 2003, after Mr. White was named interim U.S. attorney, Mr. Hicks sent a congratulatory e-mail to Mr. White.
…On Aug. 21, 2002, Mr. White requested, through Mr. Hicks, that the governor call President Bush and touted his help as a local leader in the Bush-Cheney 2000 campaign. In the e-mail, Mr. White expressed frustration with an interview for the post that had gone poorly.
“I wonder what it is that went so badly. This is very frustrating to me,� Mr. White wrote. “I believe that my record speaks for itself, and I doubt there are too many county chairs for the Bush Campaign that worked harder.� ..
They just don’t even try to cover their tracks anymore, do they?
The really interesting thing is that, based on his email, the interview apparently focused on his Bushism, not on his legal experience or abilities. Look, I’d expect that the interviewer already knew of the guy’s political work (sort of a pre-qualification for even getting to the interview). Why not ask questions about skills and experience? Oh, I forgot, that would be too reality based.