Scott Bloch

Scott Bloch Feels Vindicated By Report On Bush-Era Abuse Of Gov't Resources

Ryan J. Reilly | January 31, 2011, 12:15PM

Scott Bloch and and former Pres. George W. Bush.

Bush-era official Scott Bloch, the former head of the Office of Special Counsel who will be sentenced on Thursday for misdemeanor contempt of Congress, told TPM in an interview that he felt vindicated by the report on the Bush administration's use of taxpayer funds for political purposes.

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Samuel Bodman

Bush's Energy Sec Spent $30K On Gov't Flights To Political Events

Ryan J. Reilly | January 25, 2011, 3:50PM

Samuel Bodman, Energy Secretary under former President George W. Bush, appears to have spent over $30,000 in federal funds on government plane rides to political events for Republican members of Congress in the lead up to the 2006 elections.

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George W Bush

How Bush's 'Political Boiler Room' Dispatched Cabinet Members To Campaign For GOPers

Ryan J. Reilly | January 25, 2011, 2:00PM

Karl Rove, former Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush

With the rest of the political world gearing up for the 2012 elections, the Office of Special Counsel on Monday released a long overdue report that said that George W. Bush administration's Office of Public Affairs in 2006 was essentially an extension of the Republican National Committee in the White House.

The report found that the Bush administration regularly broke the Hatch Act, which prohibits the use of federal tax dollars for political activities. The Office of Political Affairs in Bush's White House, overseen by Karl Rove, dispatched cabinet officials to campaign for Republican candidates on the federal dime and forced federal political appointees to attend political meetings during work time, the report concluded.

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George W Bush

Report: Bush White House Violated Law By Using Gov't Resources To Support GOP in '06 Elections

Ryan J. Reilly | January 24, 2011, 8:51PM

Former President George W. Bush

George W. Bush's White House Office of Political Affairs violated the law by giving political briefings to political employees, concludes an Office of Special Counsel report issued Monday, nearly five years after the fact.

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