Justice Dept. Candidates were Quizzed: "What is it about Bush that makes you want to serve him?"

Posted by Brad , Sadly, No! at 5:12 AM on July 29, 2008.

Oh goody. The Justice Department has issued its final report on Monica Goodling's illegal hiring practices for career DOJ positions. There's plenty of fun stuff in here, such as this:

We interviewed Angela Williamson, who was the Department's Deputy White House Liaison and reported to Goodling during most of Goodling's tenure as White House Liaison. Williamson attended numerous interviews conducted by Goodling and told us that Goodling asked the same questions "all the time" and tried to ask the same questions of all candidates. [...] After Goodling resigned, Williamson typed from memory the list of questions Goodling asked as a guide for future interviews. Among other questions, the list included the following:

• Tell us about your political philosophy. There are different groups of conservatives, by way of example: Social Conservative, Fiscal Conservative, Law & Order Republican.

• [W]hat is it about George W. Bush that makes you want to serve him?

• Aside from the President, give us an example of someone currently or recently in public service who you admire.

We found that this last question often took the form of asking the candidate to identify his or her most admired President, Supreme Court Justice, or legislator. Some candidates were asked to identify a person for all three categories. Williamson told us that sometimes Goodling asked candidates: "Why are you a Republican?"

Several candidates interviewed by Goodling told us they believed that her question about identifying their favorite Supreme Court Justice, President, or legislator was an attempt to determine the candidates' political beliefs. For example, one candidate reported that after he stated he admired Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Goodling "frowned" and commented, "but she's pro-choice."

It goes on like this.

Upon becoming president, Hussein Obama X's very first act -- after freeing Mumia, signing a reparations bill and implementing Sharia law, of course -- should be to oust every single unqualified hack that Bush hired right out of Regent University and banish them from ever working again in any job. God knows how many more of them are out there.

Tagged as: bush administration, department of justice, monica goodling, angela williamson, political service

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