Ellis Henican: 'Whaddya gotta do to get fired here?!?'

[ailsagirl]

From Newsday
July 19, 2005

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"...the Bush White House, where it is almost impossible to get canned.

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"Lead the country to war on false pretenses? That's fine. Dream up a scheme for
Social Security that everybody hates? No problem there. Turn a giant federal surplus
into a record-breaking deficit? Attaboy!

"But the subject of White House job security hit a whole new level yesterday, as George
W. Bush created a wonderful loophole for those who find themselves on slippery political
footing, a loophole designed especially for Karl Rove.

"From now on, apparently, criminal behavior is the only thing that'll get you axed at 1600
Pennsylvania Ave.

"Almost anything else, it seems, is OK."

http://www.smirkingchimp.com/article.php?sid=21990&mode=nested&order=0

[neuvocat]

1. Just tell the truth.

They'll throw you out on your ass then, guaranteed.

[ailsagirl]

2. LOL!!

Apparently it's a liberal thing, being honest.
:patriot:

[indepat]

3. You likely get fired for not doing what you are told to do/what's expected

of you. You certainly don't get fired for a job well-done.

[silvershadow]

4. yet he preaches to the citizens about taking personal responsibility

Yet another Orwellian meme. I guess responsibility is only expected of the average joe, not administration officials.