>From Pam Miles: Obama Offers Key Posts to those who Bankrolled Campaign "The practice of rewarding donors is a remnant of the spoils system that we abolished in the civil service," said career diplomat Ronald Neumann, president of the American Academy of Diplomacy and a former ambassador to Afghanistan. .."That said, the republic will survive the president selling a few embassies."
<http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=washingtonstory&sid=adfv4RHV3Kmk>http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=washingtonstory&sid=adfv4RHV3Kmk# Records show appointees gave Texas Governor Rick Perry $5 million Gov. Rick Perry has accepted nearly $5 million in political campaign donations from people he appointed to state boards and commissionsŠ "This is one of the big perks that come with the office of the governor," Wheat said. "You get to dole out this stuff to reward your donors." <http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6406108.html>http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6406108.html Siegelman Guilty of Bribery (June 29, 2006) Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman and former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy were convicted on bribery charges alleging that Scrushy was appointed to a Hospital Regulatory board in exchange for a contribution to Siegelman's failed campaign in support of state education lottery. Scrushy served on that board under the three previous Alabama Governors. Assistant U.S. Attorney Louis Franklin said in closing arguments that Siegelman created a corrupt political environment in which ``you had to donate to participate.'' <http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a7WsKGRt.yoQ>http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a7WsKGRt.yoQ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Mark Crispin Miller's "News From Underground" newsgroup. To unsubscribe, send a blank email to [email protected] OR go to http://groups.google.com/group/newsfromunderground and click on the "Unsubscribe or change membership" link in the yellow bar at the top of the page, then click the "Unsubscribe" button on the next page. For more News From Underground, visit http://markcrispinmiller.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
