Doan Hatch-Act Report Delivered to Bush

[sabra]

Source: GovExec

The Office of Special Counsel confirmed that it delivered to President Bush today its investigative report concluding General Services Administration chief Lurita Doan violated the law that limits political activity in federal agencies, leaving Doan's future in the hands of the White House.

A spokesman for the Office of Special Counsel, the agency that investigates alleged Hatch Act violations, confirmed that the report was sent to the White House, but would not provide details.

OSC's investigation focused on Doan's role in a Jan. 26 meeting at GSA headquarters, where Scott Jennings, special assistant to the president and a deputy of political adviser Karl Rove, showed a 28-slide PowerPoint presentation to more than 30 GSA political appointees that analyzed the results of the 2006 midterm election and prospects for the 2008 elections.

The OSC concluded Doan violated the Hatch Act when she asked at the conclusion of the meeting how the agency could help Republican candidates. Doan's counsel has argued that the investigation was not conducted objectively and a stigma of impropriety overshadows the case.



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[maddezmom]

1. he has 2 he needs to serve up ASAP

Doan and "Moose" Cobb

[gratuitous]

2. A stigma of impropriety does indeed overshadow the case

Simply by happening in the Bush administration is prima facie evidence of bad faith; but despite that, Ms. Doan will still be allowed to put on a defense.

[babylonsister]

3. Isn't the OSC also the agency that's supposed to investigate Rove?

If so, and they ever get around to doing that, will the blivet have the final say in what happens?

[Straight Shooter]

4. "stigma of impropriety" ... how about the smegma of impropriety by Ms. Doan? n/t

[DavidDvorkin]

5. Oh, what a great phrase!

"Smegma of impropriety." I won't be able to get that out of my mind now.

[rodeodance]

6. Ha ha. what good does it do to leave it in the WH's hands?

[Gman]

7. Why would they decide to throw this guy under the bus?

Or do they maybe pay these people to take a fall? Do they give some kind of guarantee of some kind of rewardso they can hold up a skin and say, "Yup... we got one."

[reichstag911]

8. Not a guy:

Sorry 'bout that if you've just eaten. ;)

[Gman]

9. Whichever...

what's in it for her to be thrown under the bus? There HAS TO BE something.

[truthisfreedom]

10. Why am I not surprised that the WH is in charge of this chicken coop?