Thursday, September 22, 2005

David Safavian Arrested: GOP Scared Shitless

TheHillNews: David Safavian had been the administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) at the Office of Management and Budget but resigned his post last Friday. David was then arrested Monday on 3 criminal charges of obstruction of justice related to interviews w/govt ethics officers, lawyers, the Senate Indian Affairs Committee and the FBI. Why is the GOP scared? Well, in his former position, Safavian apparently made procurement decisions on the federal response to Katrina. He also is very closely tied to lobbyist Jack Ambramoff, Rep Bob Ney (R-OH), Ralph Reed (formerly of Christian Coalition), Susan Ralston- Ambramoff's assistant, Safavian former business partner Grover (Drown the Govt in a Bathtub) Norquist, Sen Santorum has taken contributions from him, and pretty much anyone who bootlicks for Team Bush. If Safavian sings like a cornered canary- the GOP is in for a world of hurt. And it appears that a severe conflict of interest has arisen given that David's wife, Jennifer Safavian, is chief counsel for oversight and investigations on the House Govt Reform Committee, which is responsible for overseeing govt procurement and is, among other things, expected to conduct the Congressional investigation into missteps after Katrina. Hmm... all the more reason why we need to have an independent investigation and committee instead of a bi-partisan, politically-influenced one where the GOPer who fellates the most GOPers gets off-- no pun intended-- scott free.
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