Right out of the "this has already been reported, but it still pisses me off" file, it turns out that Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John P. Walters was among one of many senior Administration officials to
use tax dollars to attend partisan events in key Republican districts.
Of course there were others, but I just like to focus on John Walters because, to be honest, he (
kills puppies) makes my soul cry (although I'm sure he would make a great drinking buddy, just like G.W.B).
The Harris Statute (federal law) prohibits use of public funds for partisan activities, including the campaigning events Walters attended. And even though this has occurred in many Administrations (Clinton has been faulted with this abuse of power, too), it is alleged that the utilization by the Bush Administration in 2006 was especially grievous.
Walters participated in 19 out of 425 events attended by these officials. So, not only is the Drug Czar responsible for flushing of billions of dollars down the toilet, imprisoning or jailing hundreds of thousands (if not over a million) people this year - most on non-violent drug charges, destroying communities of color with racist arrest concentrations, infringing on everyone's civil liberties, destroying the trust between youth and their teachers and administrators with random student drug testing, invading our own autonomous right to consume things without hurting others, killing 92 year-old grandmothers (
and covering it up), killing dogs, seizing properties to continue funding all the things aforementioned, but Mr. Walters is illegally campaigning on your dime.
I think I want to move to
Petoria.
Posted by Evan G.