[Redbob]

At last, someone in the Bush administration uses his head for something other than a hatrack, and you find it "despicable?"

Do you perhaps think the Clinton admin was any different???

Or do you think that we should reward our enemies and slap down our friends?

[ndt]

First, I'm just going to pretend for a second that this story is true.

"...and you find it "despicable?"

Awarding contracts based on politics rather than qualifications is the definition of cronyism, and that is despicable not to mention politically stupid. If you personally don't find cronyism despicable fine, but don't be insulted when you are accused of it.

"Do you perhaps think the Clinton admin was any different???"

No, cronyism this is nothing new, but that does not make it good policy.

"Or do you think that we should reward our enemies and slap down our friends?"

HUD is not the president. The president is an elected official, HUD is a government agency, not sure how you got confused on that point.