Centrism is for "LOSERS" -- what Thomas Frank says about Carter/Obama is a MUST READ

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174. My "views" about hiring during Dimson's administration came straight out of C Span's coverage of

Congressional hearings on improper hiring practices during the Bush administration.

The woman responsible for a lot of the hires was given immunity. Even then, her testimony was highly guarded, but she did admit to imposing the kind of restrictions on even civil service hires. A lot of the attorneys were hired from religious law schools that, at the time of the hires, were not even accredited.

Start here for info on improper hiring criteria, even for civil service hires. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Goodling

And, of course, there was also the issue of improper dismissals. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal_of_U.S._attorneys_controversy

And improper use of US Attorneys. http://www.salon.com/2007/03/21/us_attorneys_2/

ETA: Not only were the Christian law schools not accredited, but many of the hires could not pass the bar. Goodling did pass the bar, but she may have been the only one.

http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2007/04/08/scandal_puts_spotlight_on_christian_law_school/?page=full