Allen eager to help shape Bush's vision of an "ownership society"

Claude "Fingers" Allen didn't start his life on the wrong side of the law:



It looks like the position he held was the equivalent of Bruce Reed's in the Clinton administration. Reed was a lot more "out there", wasn't he? Maybe that's just the difference between one president who actually had a domestic policy, and one who doesn't.


Here's something odd. Did the WH cover up the reason for Allen's resignation? On Feb 9th, the Trib reported:



And a week later, he was hosting "Ask the White House". Why would they have put him out there like that if they knew he was under investigation? Faux pas by a characteristically incompetent WH or a cover up?

Like Ms Noonan always says, it would be irresponsible not to speculate.

But wait, they did know about the investigation-



Now, can we responsibly speculate about how much security clearance comes with "the benefit of the doubt"?

Just because you pass a background check does not mean you get a free pass with future indiscretions (unless of course you work for bush.) A Seaman Apprentice in the Navy would have his security clearance suspended until such a matter was cleared up; and that act would not necessarily result in his getting his clearance reactivated. He may go from Ship's Yeoman to the deck department.

-the executive branch being in the business of executing the law and all.

Where the elites own the masses.

incompetents, they were pleased with his little scheme, which they thought was exceptionally clever and might be applied somehow as a 'domestic policy' ~ it wouldn't be at all out of character for this cabal to have invited him to explain his 'technique' of managing to get a refund and still manage to hold onto the 'merchandize!

Bush's brother Neil was into grand theft and received only a slap on the wrist and lots of financial assistance from family friends for his efforts. Bush being shocked by this is a joke. He deliberately hires criminal types, they're easier to control.

I wouldn't be surprised if Allen claims his Target activities were conducted to test out some 'domestic policy' theories he had about 'consumerism' as connected to 'security'. He'll declare that Target's security is 'on target' and recommend them for national security positions in the government. The President will appoint them to Homeland Security and Allen will be re-instated and given a medal of freedom.

So, how many more WH official mugshots will there be before it becomes obvious that if the country is to survive, this administration has to be impeached, all of them?

that he was going to be arrested?

This is funny: For a change bush didn't deny knowing him, but the Corner is taking a shot at it-


CLAUDE ALLEN

I wrote a book about the Bush White House. I know the names of many people who worked in the Bush White House. I've read every story there is to read about the Bush White House. I've been a political journalist for almost a quarter century, worked in a Republican administration, and gone to many right-wing parties. So let me say this about accused thief and former White House policy bigshot Claude Allen:

WHO?

http://corner.nationalreview.com/06_03_05_corner-archive.asp#092102

Again and again and again.....

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-03,GGLD:en&q=%22claude+allen%22+site%3Acorner%2Enationalreview%2Ecom

What's especially funny about "who?" is that the post directly below Podhoretz' clearly says, "top White House aide and one-time federal appeals-court nominee Claude Allen".

"FALSTAFF
My king! my Jove! I speak to thee, my heart!

KING HENRY IV
I know thee not, old man: fall to thy prayers;
How ill white hairs become a fool and jester!
I have long dream'd of such a kind of man,
So surfeit-swell'd, so old and so profane;
But, being awaked, I do despise my dream."

--Henry IV, part 2, Act 5, Scene 5