As Atrios says, OH MY!:
White House officials conducted 20 private briefings on Republican electoral prospects in the last midterm election for senior officials in at least 15 government agencies covered by federal restrictions on partisan political activity, a White House spokesman and other administration officials said yesterday.
The previously undisclosed briefings were part of what now appears to be a regular effort in which the White House sent senior political officials to brief top appointees in government agencies on which seats Republican candidates might win or lose, and how the election outcomes could affect the success of administration policies, the officials said.
The existence of one such briefing, at the headquarters of the General Services Administration in January, came to light last month, and the Office of Special Counsel began an investigation into whether the officials at the briefing felt coerced into steering federal activities to favor those Republican candidates cited as vulnerable.
Such coercion is prohibited under a federal law, known as the Hatch Act, meant to insulate virtually all federal workers from partisan politics. In addition to forbidding workplace pressures meant to influence an election outcome, the law bars the use of federal resources -- including office buildings, phones and computers -- for partisan purposes.
What sorts of sociopaths have we allowed to run our country? Making most federal agencies arms of the republican party - give me a fucking break! Seriously, these people know no shame.
Not that anyone here's surprised. We all knew USAGate and the Gen. Services Administration weren't the extent of this corruption. I'd say it's about time for that 4th Estate that Bill Moyers blasted tonight to think about stepping up to the plate and demanding disclosure and resignations.
I'll be waiting with bated breath for that, of course.