Harriet Miers is to lead the WH ethics courses and Rove

[Skidmore]

is required to attend. Just heard on AAR in Rachel Maddow's news segment. Why do I find this hilariously predictable?

[rodeodance]

1. no ethics envolved --just how to avoid behaviors of getting caught!

[rodeodance]

2. btw--I would expect a teacher from outside the WH circle to lead a

course on ethiss. What is beyound silly!

[rodeodance]

3. It seems they do not even care about projecting an image of non-bias.

[Missy M]

4. I thought it would be Bill Bennett!!!

[shenmue]

5. Are you serious?

Was that a punchline? Please tell me that was not true.

I missed the show. Sorry.

Bet it is true...dang...

:cry:

:nuke:

[Skidmore]

6. Link

http://freeinternetpress.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4919

...According to a memo sent to aides yesterday, Bush expects all White House staff to adhere to the "spirit as well as the letter" of all ethics laws and rules. As a result, "the White House counsel's office will conduct a series of presentations next week that will provide refresher lectures on general ethics rules, including the rules of governing the protection of classified information," according to the memo, a copy of which was provided to the Washington Post by a senior White House aide.


The mandatory ethics primer is the first step Bush plans to take in coming weeks in response to the CIA leak probe that led to the indictment of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff, and which still threatens Karl Rove, the deputy White House chief of staff. Libby was indicted last week in connection with the two-year investigation. He resigned when the indictment was announced and on Thursday pleaded not guilty to charges of lying to federal investigators and a grand jury about his conversations with reporters.


A senior aide said Bush decided to mandate the ethics course during private meetings last weekend with Chief of Staff Andrew H. Card Jr. and counsel Harriet Miers. Miers's office will conduct the ethics briefings...

[Tesla]

7. Ethics Class from a lawyer........

Fitting for this crowd!!!

[sam sarrha]

8. so this course will prove they are all squeaky clean now, beyond

indightment..:shrug:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

9. I wonder if they'll do what my old company did....

Borrow an old Raytheon ethics video and dub in "White House" whenever Raytheon is mentioned.


Gawd, that was a horrid flashback, somebody hug me? :scared:

[Tesla]

13. {{{{{{{{{{{{ SalmonChantedEvening }}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}

Hugs

[SalmonChantedEvening]

21. WOOHOOOOOO!!!

Life is good! :D

[ComerPerro]

10. LOL. "And always remember: George Bush is a smart, nice man"

[tanyev]

17. And cool! He's so cool. *swoon*

[erpowers]

11. Not True?

Before you said you heard it on Rachel Maddow's news segment I was going to comment "Please say that is not true". Since it came from Maddow I believe it is true. When I heard that Bush was going to have ethics class I somewhat figured it was just some type of gimmack. This should prove to people that Bush does not care about ethics.

[Daphne08]

12. This is the most ridiculously transparent ploy I've ever heard in

my life.

I mean, really! :silly:

[cassiepriam]

14. Classes just a PR stunt. Will most likely eat donuts, tell dirty jokes.

[Iris]

15. I can't wait for this movie to be made in about 10 years.

There barely even needs to be a script.

Working Title - "All the President's Friends and Cronies"

[seabeyond]

16. involved in the corrupt texas lotto. money suppose to go to schools

all these years later no money made it way to the school. this woman who headed the texas lotto in corruption is going to teach ethics. she needs to be first in line in lesson

[soothsayer]

18. How long does it take to say Don't leak classified info, dumbass.

[carolinalady]

19. Are the top guns required to attend?

[marylanddem]

20. Wow - they really are SERIES!!!!111!!!

n/t

[tinfoilinfor2005]

22. Are you sure? I thought * had asked his mother to teach the course.

After all, he learned all of his ethics from ma-barker-bush.

[tallahasseedem]

23. I dont even know what to say to this.

Just like the SCOTUS nomination, she is once again chosen to take on a task she knows nothing about.