Posted on 03/10/2006 4:49:36 PM PST by iPod Shuffle
Holey Moley! This is so hard to believe.
This guy has been an outstanding conservative bar none.
This is why he resigned suddenly...
Good grief. You can't make this kind of stuff up. This is just lovely... another crook to make the party look bad.
This was someone on the inside....look for this to get splash on every cable network until the cows come home.
5,000 dollars from Target?
What did he buy in the first place, the store?
Allen, Claude A.
BIOGRAPHY Claude A. Allen Claude A. Allen was confirmed by the Senate as the Deputy Secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services on May 26, 2001. HHS is the federal government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. The department includes some 300 programs, covering a wide spectrum of activities, including medical and social science research, preventing outbreak of infectious disease, assuring food and drug safety, Medicare and Medicaid, financial assistance for low-income families, Head Start, substance abuse treatment and prevention and services for older Americans. The department's budget in fiscal year 2001 is $429 billion. As Deputy Secretary, Allen works closely with HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson on all major policy and management issues, and he serves as the department’s chief operating officer. Prior to joining HHS, Allen was Secretary of Health and Human Resources for the Commonwealth of Virginia, leading 13 agencies and 15,000 employees. Allen led Governor Gilmore’s initiative for Virginia’s new Patients Bill of Rights passed in 1999, allowing patient appeals for adverse coverage decisions made by health plans, and direct access to physician specialists. Allen also spearheaded Virginia’s welfare reform initiative and provided leadership to overhaul the state’s mental health institutions and community services. Additionally, Allen was responsible for implementing the Governor’s private health insurance program for children and families, offering lower-cost coverage options to thousands of uninsured Virginians. Before joining the Gilmore administration, Allen was Counsel to the Attorney General, and later, Deputy Attorney General for the Civil Litigation Division in the Office of the Attorney General, Virginia. He reported directly to then-Attorney General Gilmore on legal, legislative, and policy matters, including all health, education and welfare issues. Before joining the Office of the Attorney General, Allen practiced law in Washington, D.C., specializing in government contracts, litigation, and legislative affairs. Allen holds both a Juris Doctorate and a Masters of Law in International and Comparative Law from Duke University Law School. He completed his undergraduate education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, earning degrees in Political Science and Linguistics. Allen is married to the former Jannese Mitchell and is father of Claude Alexander III, Lila-Cjoan, and Christian Isaiah. |
What an idiot!
Something's very fishy here ... addiction, mental disorder.
It is absolutely inconceivable.
The man has some very serious issues, most likely a serious mental sickness or a drug addiction. Or both.
Lila-Cjoan????? What the HELL kind of name is this???
Is that Claude????
Wow. It's like I read your mind. I must be psychotic!
Yes.
The hilarious part about this is that the Democrats saved the Bush Administration from the embarassment of having a sitting federal judge arrested for a charge that is darn close to shoplifting.
Once again the filibuster backfires on the Dems!
What a tragedy.
Well, that is ONE way to look at it.
But this guy obviously has some major issues.
Did he not have receipts? A lot of places will give you in-store credit even if you don't have a receipt, but will cut you off well before $5K. I guess I don't understand what went on here.
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