Cabinet $ecretaries Hit the Road for Bush (on business)

[Nambe]

WASHINGTON (AP)

.. Bush Cabinet secretaries have been traveling regularly to politically important states, often at government expense.

It happens every election season, whichever party is in power. This summer, Cabinet secretaries have been making enthusiastic use of their offices to tout Republicans running in close races and to push President Bush's message. ..

And in Alaska, GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski, fighting to keep her seat, has had a succession of secretaries at her side. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, Chao and Snow have all made the 4,300-mile trip at government expense. ..

Of the seven Chao trips highlighted on the Labor Department Web site, five were to presidential battleground states and a sixth was to South Dakota, where a tight Senate race is under way. ..

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[private_ryan]

1. "It happens every election season"

nuf said. We have plenty of legitimate stuff to nail W on, focusing on things we did too makes us look stupid.