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2006-02-26 Home Front: Politix

"Administration Critics Chafe at State Dept. Shuffle" Condi at work

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Posted by Sherry 2006-02-26 16:16|| || Front Page|| [11127 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "There are a number of disgruntled employees who feel they have been shoved aside for political purposes. That's true," said one of these officials. "But there was rank insubordination on the part of these officers."... Few people would speak about the controversy for the record... because they must continue to work with State Department officials in their new jobs.

Rank insubordination on the part of state department officers? Never! ;p I think these guys are senior state dept officials. I would have no problem reminding them that they work in the executive branch, and the chief executive is POTUS. Some of those smug a*holes over in Foggy Bottom have been setting their own agenda for too long... No harm in reminding them who they work for. I doubt this affects mid or low level folks - it's the high level career folks who think they should be making policy.

Posted by Fodamage 2006-02-26 16:42|| http://foreignobjectdamage.blogspot.com]">[http://foreignobjectdamage.blogspot.com] 2006-02-26 16:42|| Front Page Top

#2 Chop faster, Condi. So many empty heads, so little time.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-02-26 16:52|| 2006-02-26 16:52|| Front Page Top

#3 I have a spare pair of hobnail boots, but they're prolly too big for Condi. She should just go ahead and schedule private appointments with all the Dept Heads, Desk Chiefs, and mebbe everyone else who's been there for more than, say, 10 years - and apply SPo'D's banned guaranteed sink-trap solution.

Posted by .com 2006-02-26 16:56|| 2006-02-26 16:56|| Front Page Top

#4 outlaw all post-retirement Saudi-funded employment, and the game changes....

gravy train ends, traitorous bastards

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-02-26 16:57|| 2006-02-26 16:57|| Front Page Top

#5 Heh - so many things would change with the founding of The Republic of Eastern Arabia...

Posted by .com 2006-02-26 16:59|| 2006-02-26 16:59|| Front Page Top

#6 Long overdue

Posted by DMFD 2006-02-26 18:05|| 2006-02-26 18:05|| Front Page Top

#7 The mere fact that we have people drawing government pay who think the IAEA is doing a good job astounds me. Believing in el Baradai is the definition of incompetence. He and Khan are the fathers of the 'islamic bomb'.

Posted by JAB 2006-02-26 19:02|| 2006-02-26 19:02|| Front Page Top

#8 Ban any post-DoS employment as a consultant. It's too risky.

Posted by 11A5S 2006-02-26 19:13|| 2006-02-26 19:13|| Front Page Top

#9 Out of all the administration "Vulcans", she is the one most befitting that label. I would not be surprised if she had personally ferreted out the disloyal heads at State.

There is a good possibility that she has a photographic memory, and did things like give them individual briefings using chosen keywords, then looked for those keywords in leaked news items later.

There is also no mention that Clinton purged every republican-leaning bureaucrat he could, from the WH travel office and all over town. Many of the scoundrels he replaced them with tried to sabotage their office when Clinton was leaving his, knowing they would undoubtedly be replace by Bush.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-02-26 19:19|| 2006-02-26 19:19|| Front Page Top

#10 Colin left the mess the way it was when he arrived, tried to power their asses. This, for obvious reasons, made him a total waste of time as SoS.

Now, with the new sheriff in town, Prez Bush has given the marching order -- get rid of the rot wood, just like he clears brush down in Texas.

Don't envision a chainsaw....yet

Posted by Captain America 2006-02-26 20:29|| 2006-02-26 20:29|| Front Page Top

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