Nonpartisan Testimony Gets White House Edit

[Rose Siding]

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In e-mailing his testimony to the Democratic panel, the organization's chief, Derrick A. Max, inadvertently included editing comments made by an associate commissioner of Social Security on loan to the White House.
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Sen. Byron L. Dorgan of North Dakota, chairman of the Democratic Policy Committee, wrote the Social Security commissioner on Wednesday, asking for an investigation. He said the activities violated statutes requiring the Social Security Administration to be "nonpolitical and nonpartisan."

William Patterson, an AFL-CIO official who has opposed the president's plan and the businesses that back it, said that the editing "confirms the corruption" of the campaign to create private investment accounts into which workers could contribute a portion of their Social Security tax.
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"We have long suspected what's happening here," Dorgan said. "These groups advertise across the country, presenting themselves as independent and representative of many voices. This shows that there is one ventriloquist for these groups, and he has an office at the White House."

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-edits19may19,0,5574369.story?coll=la-home-headlines

[merwin]

1. Doesn't suprise me one bit

[Roland99]

2. I am Jack's complete lack of surprise

Medicare ads, Armstrong Williams, etc. haven't taught them a damn thing. Or, if it did, it taught them to cover their tracks better. This guy just fouled-up. Watch him be relegated to other duties soon.

[sinkingfeeling]

3. LOL at this stupid Bushbot's comments...

White House, spokesman Trent Duffy.... "This president has presided over one of the most ethical administrations in history and has made clear he does not believe that career employees should be doing political work," he said.

[central scrutinizer]

4. who cares, the front page of my paper is full of Star Wars coverage

No act, no matter how outrageous, seems to faze the MSM: not gay prostitutes being given press cards, paid shills, Downing street minutes and memos, the commander in thief finishing his bike ride while the rest of DC is in panic mode, the homeland security director admitting that political considerations controlled the threat levels, I could go on for pages. Meanwhile, my local fishwrap had an above the fold picture of geeks waiting in line for the new Star Wars film with article.