That's what former Justice Department counselor Monica M. Goodling and former chief of staff D. Kyle Sampson routinely asked applicants for non-political jobs at DoJ. The question, of course, is against the law, as the just-released report by the department's Inspector General points out.
I wonder what kind of answers Monica and Kyle got.
"His rich creamy goodness"?
"His manly manness"?
"That thing he does with signing statements"?
No doubt Federalist Society members knew the right way to reply. But as the Washington Post points out, if you were applying to be, oh, an immigration judge or a line prosecutor, the question could have been a minefield.
In the spirit of fairness, I think it's only fair that future applicants, instead of facing this trick open-ended question, should be offered a fill-in-the-blank option:
"What is it about George W. Bush that makes you want to _____ him?"
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How to serve humans :-)
Sounds good to me.
But you are correct; things are out of control and sinking. It is a sad commentary that a lot of people would not term any of that as "evil", but they certainly would want to be able to get away with all of it. The negative statements and hatred spewed in these last campaigns are truly disgusting.
I'm no fan of McCain, but what happened to him and his family in 2000 was a disgrace. Fast forward 8 years, and the McCains and their minions are doing the same thing to the Obamas.
Winning at all costs...the American way.
And....count the seconds until goes NOWHERE.
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