No kidding. I’m sure every locale/state has a similar story to tell where there are lib bureaucrats running things.
The most epic problem in Oregon, seconded by education in this state, is PERS (public pension system), at one time headed by former Governor Neil Goldschmidt. Much on the web, but I’ve heard this book sums up PERS pretty well
http://www.amazon.com/The-PERS-Problem-Volume-1/dp/1480038237
And if your interested in ‘cronyism’, check this out from February of this year
http://oregonstrikeinsider.org/2014/02/14/goldschmidt_deckard/
Correction: I was trying to plug a memory hole and I can’t confirm that Goldschmidt ever headed PERS. I know he was involved at one time, but can’t find anything. Maybe later...
Thanks.