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Lurita Loses It Over Waxman's Report
Lurita Doan, the former administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA), is a favorite of TPMmuckraker -- not just because she's sufficiently steeped in controversy, but because she makes for some great TPMtv.
Well today, Lurita decided to make us some great PDFs.
The House Oversight Report released yesterday found that the White House had enlisted government agencies -- like the GSA, led by Doan at the time -- to assist Republicans running for re-election. You might remember Doan as the agency head who had the good sense to ask Karl Rove's aide Scott Jennings, "how 'we' could help 'our candidates' in the next election" in front of a roomful of assembled officials.
Doan wrote a angry two-page response to Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, defending herself. For the world's viewing pleasure, she sent a copy of that letter to FedBlog, who wasted no time in posting it.
"Most Americans have grown familiar with your lack of candor, misleading statements, and bitter partisan machinations, and certainly, your report serves as yet another example of the same ol' same ol' from Henry Waxman," Doan begins her letter.
"You, quite shamefully, decided to ignore it," Doan continues, after laying out her version of events. "You didn't want the truth; you wanted a highly charged misinterpretation so that you could weave your idea of political gold."
Doan also criticizes the investigation of Office of Special Counsel Director Scott Bloch, who she claims "directed federal employees, on government time to pen anonymous blogs to further disparage my character and distort the facts for your direct benefit."
"Are you aware," she continues, "one of Mr. Bloch's federal bloggers penned especially negative attacks and disguised himself 'a combat veteran'. [sic] How utterly craven."
But really, our favorite part is the finale where she begs for a chance to go in front of the Committee again.
I now understand you and your ubiquitous hypocrisy. I know how your witch hunts and kangaroo courts work. So please, invite me to testify. I can't wait.
We can only hope, Lurita.
Read Doan's letter to Waxman, in all its glory, here.
Josh
Zachary
You had your chance, Lurita, or can't you remember?
Nice theatrical email, unfortunately, nobody cares about your cries of partisanship, nor your strawman arguments. According to your email, your defense is that were too late to influence the election in 2006 (and presumably 2004, 2000, etc.), yet, what was the title of that Powerpoint slide again?
2008 House Targets: Top 20
Now, take your hortatory subjunctive, and cry yourself a river. You're a victim of your own party's corruption.
October 16, 2008 2:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
Lurita: If you've got some time to kill and don't mind Alaskan weather in October, I know a wonderful pastor who can protect you from Henry's "witch hunts"...
October 16, 2008 3:14 PM | Reply | Permalink
Well here we have Mommy Dearest Lorita clawing her way out of self imposed obscurity to bloody her talons while throwing a vitriolic pity party for herself.
Apparently Mommy Dearest thinks American's are luxuriating in serendipity with nothing better to do than pull names from a hat in a church basement to find something, anything to do . . like investigate where millions of tax dollars disappeared to during the "great economy" mantra burlesque show....instead of another grovel on our knees for China's monetary largess.
Mommy Dearest thinks some guy in Congress manufactured her party's pandemic of corruption? She should have cozied up to Cheney and gotten access to those giant shredder trucks and shredded witnesses to her deeds while at it.
She was so, so proud of that Power Point, why not now?
October 16, 2008 3:16 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yeah, yeah, Lurita,
You weren't guilty of what you were accused of. It was a witchhunt, and somehow the hunters found you.
And all the inmates in prison are innocent and were framed. Just ask them. Just like you.
Instead of writing silly letters to the public, perhaps it is time for you to find Christ in your life. Many prison inmates have found that improves their image. Maybe it's work for you.
October 16, 2008 3:24 PM | Reply | Permalink
It still surprises me how Bush officials keep digging, and digging, and digging their own graves.
While Rove may be exceedingly clever in a short sighted Machiavellian way, the political hacks and henchmen he's capable of recruiting to the cause, clearly, ain't too bright.
October 16, 2008 4:28 PM | Reply | Permalink
It seems that everytime a Republican is caught in some sort of wrongdoing and is held to account, its partisan politics or political theatre. But when they're trying to slam a Democrat its the rule of law. She was right about one thing, it's hypocrisy, but more in the it takes one to know one vein.
October 16, 2008 5:07 PM | Reply | Permalink