Where do they get these guys?
A former domestic policy adviser to President Bush has been charged with theft for allegedly receiving phony refunds at department stores.
Claude Alexander Allen, 45, was arrested Thursday by Montgomery County police for allegedly claiming refunds for more than $5,000 worth of merchandise he did not buy, according to county and federal authorities.
Allen was the No. 2 official in the Health and Human Services Department when Bush nominated him in April 2003 to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va. Bush nominated to the court again a year later, but Allen never received a Senate vote.
During his confirmation hearing, Allen was questioned about his use of the word "queer" when he was a press aide to Sen. Jesse Helms, R-N.C., in 1984. Allen said he didn't intend it as a slur against gay people.
In early 2005, Bush hired Allen as a domestic policy adviser. He resigned abruptly on Feb. 9, saying he wanted to spend more time with his family.
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Ok, let's get this straight. He was the No. 2 official in the Health and Human Services Department, then nominated as a federal judge, and when that fell through, was appointed as a domestic policy advisor. In addition, he coordinated the Whitehouse's early response to Katrina. And, apparently, to help ends meet he also shoplifted...
These are the moral, straight arrows that get appointmented by this administration?
Nice that he resigned a month ago. That way the media can report "former domestic policy advisor", and the talking heads can imply that he was under Clinton and left when the "adults" gained power... |
