Bush Administration Officials Lived Lives of Sex, Drugs and Oil

Posted by Digby, Hullabaloo at 4:02 PM on September 10, 2008.

There was a fraternity house atmosphere inside the Denver Minerals Management Service office.

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Gov't Officials Probed About Illicit Sex, Gifts

Government officials handling billions of dollars in oil royalties engaged in illicit sex with employees of energy companies they were dealing with and received numerous gifts from them, federal investigators said Wednesday.

The alleged transgressions involve 13 Interior Department employees in Denver and Washington. Their alleged improprieties include rigging contracts, working part-time as private oil consultants, and having sexual relationships with -- and accepting golf and ski trips and dinners from -- oil company employees, according to three reports released Wednesday by the Interior Department's inspector general.

The investigations reveal a "culture of substance abuse and promiscuity" by a small group of individuals "wholly lacking in acceptance of or adherence to government ethical standards," wrote Inspector General Earl E. Devaney.

Sounds like a perfect illustration of Republicanism to me. Drill, drill, drill.

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Let's SEE if this [Report this comment] Posted by: JSquercia on Sep 10, 2008 4:20 PM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Let's SEE if THIS trumps PigGate . The problem is these are the guys who are responsible for handling Natrual Resources on PUBLIC lands and SHOULD be getting a good deal for US the taxpayers . Guess WHO would administer those new Oil Leases ? [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: Let's SEE if this Posted by: gzuckier RE: they will get..... [Report this comment] Posted by: LazyEight on Sep 10, 2008 10:09 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Why should they have to choose between the two? [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: they will get..... Posted by: blitzmesser Alternet upended by Yahoo News. [Report this comment] Posted by: diablobluz on Sep 11, 2008 1:49 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] apparantly one cannot post links to other specific cites in the comments forum. why? otherwise i'd post the link to this article, anyhow find it by googling "yahoo news, oil sex scandal" where you'll find an article painfully more thorough and substatiative than that of the great voice of the people, alternet, on what should grace (disgrace) the front page of every news or electronic news' publication. especially a "real news" outlet as this cite is cracked up to be. we still have not been told which gov't officials were involved in this rare glimpse into the underbelly of big buisness and gov't lifestyle. that we must have a right to kno. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Drugs and sex... [Report this comment] Posted by: Cybershaman on Sep 12, 2008 9:51 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] I'm sure the drugs make the dysfunctional sex seem almost like the real thing. ;o) [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: Drugs and sex... Posted by: gzuckier » RE: Drugs and sex... Posted by: Cybershaman Any time I hear illicit sex.. [Report this comment] Posted by: DaBear on Sep 12, 2008 12:09 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] ...I can't help myself, I think 'where is the party and how do I get invited?' The "illicit sex" angle on this story is obnoxious and I'm frankly sick of hearing about who's doing whom. I don't give a fuck. What I DO care about is what the story should really be about which is corruption where sex, among other things like drugs, is merely a lubricant for the CORRUPTION. OTOH, damn, I oughtta work for the Big Oil... [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » Amen to this comment. Consenting screwing doesn't hurt anybody - what's the context? Posted by: thekidde

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