Bush fired head of Army Corps of Engineers in '02 for slamming budget cuts

[gatorboy]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A51566-2002Mar6¬Found=true

Corps of Engineers' Civilian Chief Ousted

Parker Resigns After Openly Questioning Bush's Proposed Spending Cuts
Thursday, March 7, 2002

Michael Parker, the recently appointed leader of the Army Corps of Engineers, was abruptly forced to resign yesterday for failing to defend President Bush's proposed budget cuts.

Parker, a former House member from Mississippi who was confirmed as assistant Army secretary for civil works five months ago, was the first major administration official ousted since Bush took office. He had made no secret of his disdain for the Office of Management and Budget's efforts to rein in the Corps, and recently told a sympathetic House committee that he had requested $2 billion more than the OMB proposed in the president's budget. At a Senate hearing, he questioned the administration's decision to fund no new Corps projects, adding that he did not have a "warm and fuzzy feeling" for OMB officials.
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More proof that Bush refuses to listen to reason.

[eleny]

1. Whoot!

:thumbsup:

[opihimoimoi]

2. Shows a Continuing PATTERN OF INEPTITUDE/Ignorance/DeLusion

WHY?

[Pachamama]

3. Wow! So going back to 2002, it was already obvious that the cuts were

wrong and when the head of the Army Corps of Engineers complained, he got the famous Bush Co. treatment....

This is another important detail to add to the file of proof that this administration is incompetent and should be held responsible for the failures to prevent and protect the citizens of New Orleans.

PS: You might want to change the title of your post to something like "Bush fired head of Army Corps of Engineers in '02 for slamming budget cuts"....I realize that you don't have it in Latest Breaking News, but adding the time context almost makes it all the more relevant.

[gatorboy]

9. Good idea! Thanks.

I was actually having trouble trying to put as much important info in the title before I ran out of room.

Your title added. :)

[chalky]

4. OT: Just how many links are you allowed to bookmark before

the website turns on you? I've bookmarked so much crap this past week, I feel like I need to reserve my own server.

[K8-EEE]

5. Nommed!! NOMMED!! NOMMED!

[eleny]

7. Me too - this is rich!

:kick:

And I sent it to Mike Malloy, too. Gave you credit for the find, gatorboy.

[jsamuel]

6. great find... nom

four of us say that we nominated, but only 3 showing up :shrug:

[Erika]

8. Nominated indeed.

[gatorboy]

10. The last quote from the article says it best.

"Either you're on the president's team or you're not," an administration official said.

[Spinzonner]

12. Being on the country's team doesn't count for anything

[0007]

11. The guts of America are being gutted by an idiot!

White House officials said that Parker may have sealed his fate when he was quoted in the National Journal recently defending congressional earmarks for specific projects, a practice Daniels hates. When he was asked if he would support a Bush veto of a spending bill packed with Corps earmarks, he was quoted as saying: "That's not something that I agree with."

"Either you're on the president's team or you're not," an administration official said.

[theHandpuppet]

13. Nominated

And the verdict is, Lord Pissypants, GUILTY!!!!!!!!

[chalky]

14. Kicked & nommed.

Not to mention bookmarked.

[oasis]

15. Bush rewards failure and punishes those who work for the public good.

"W" Worst president ever.

[Kralizec]

16. Good find! Recommended, nominated. n/t

[MyDogSpot]

17. That's one way to makea a problem go away

but what will it spawn later?