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On the Bush DOJ's Dazzling Hiring Habits

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Remember angel-faced political hack Monica Goodling? A new report out today details allegations about how she (pictured right) and other high level Bush drones at the Justice Department violated federal law by factoring political preferences into their hiring practices for non-political jobs. You can read the 146 page report here if you must, but it would probably be a hell of a lot easier to just read some of the notable bits we've culled from the investigation:

Goodling's Interview Questions:
"Tell us about your political philosophy."
"What is it about George Bush that makes you want to serve him?"
"Why are you a Republican?"
"Aside from the President, give us an example of someone currently or recently in public service who you admire." (When one interviewee responded "Condoleezza Rice," Goodling frowned and said, "But she's pro-choice.")

Goodling's Job Candidate Screening Process:
Checking opensecrets.org and tray.com for job candidate's political donations.
Lexis-Nexis search strings using a job candidate's name and political buzzwords like "liberal," "homosexual," and "gay."
Note that candidate is "pro-God in public life" and "pro-marriage, anti-civil union" in interview notes.

Accepted Euphemisms for Republican job candidates at Bush DOJ:
"Rock solid Americans"

Not "Rock Solid Americans":
A highly qualified prosecutor who wasn't given a DOJ counterterrorism job because Goodling didn't like that his wife was active in Democratic politics. (The job was given instead to a less experienced candidate who met Goodling's standards.)

A job candidate with 18 years of criminal prosecution experience whose résumé thrown in the trash because Goodling believed he was a Democrat.

An Assistant U.S. Attorney who was repeatedly denied promotions because Goodling believed she was homosexual.

More Befitting "Rock Solid American" Status in Bush Justice Department
A job candidate suggested by the Bush White House who "used profanity in the interview, acted abrasively, and when asked what his greatest weakness was, responded 'Blondes.'"

So are they going to roll over and grab their ankles for this one too?

Posted by: Philinburb on July 28, 2008 3:35 PM

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