HUD chief quitting, cites family reasons

Yahoo News ^ | March 31, 2008 | MARCY GORDON

[OnRightOnLeftCoast]

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration's top housing official, under criminal investigation and intense pressure from Democratic critics, announced Monday he is quitting.Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson said his resignation will take effect on April 18. The move comes at a shaky time for the economy and the Bush administration, as the housing industry's crisis has imperiled the nation's credit markets and led to a major economic slowdown....

[TCats]

HUD - Perhaps the most corrupt, wasteful and ineffective Department in the Gov’t. Agriculture is a very, very close second.

[devane617]

This guy ran the Dallas Housing Authority. Take a look at the mess it is in. Recent head (I think she was the head) and husband just committed suicide. Just like most agencies in Dallas, the DHA is nothing but a bed of criminal behavior.

[toddlintown]

“And just to prove a point why government-subsidized health care is so important, this month I refused to pay exorbitant insurance premiums to the fat-cat insurance company heads who roll in the hard-earned money that we middle-class citizens are forced to pay; and once I become president, you can join me as we fight the greedy opportunist from Wall Street and extend relief to those of us on Main Street.”

Hillary Clinton
Con-Artist, 2008
P.S. Excuse me while I take time off from my campaign and make a claim for carpel-tunnel syndrome.

[Dick Bachert]

Maybe we can also get rid of Mineta and Jerkoff.

[rurgan]

“HUD - Perhaps the most corrupt, wasteful and ineffective Department in the Gov’t. Agriculture is a very, very close second.”

I agree. These government Departments can be corrupt because they are unaccountable. Since so many government officials are corrupt, are criminals , are incompetent , and don't get done what they are supposed to get done, it baffles me how so many on the right and left keep calling for more government agencies to “save us” from some made up crises like global warming ,pollution etc, .

The only legitimate functions of the government are the military, police, courts, and border control and very limited law making. There are too many laws and these scoundrels in Congress keep taking away our freedoms and prosperity with all these laws that create more government agencies and regulations. For any law to pass there should be a 80% majority in Congress. If it is really needed then 80% of the people and 80% of Congress will be for it.

[lp boonie]

HUD’s impact on the “housing crisis” is about like the National Weather Service’ impact on hurricanes...nada. They report, that’s about it. To imply the head of HUD makes a difference on the housing market shows how stupid reporters are.

[q_an_a]

The guy - Alphonse Jackson - turned the Dallas agency around. It was made up of the old style crack infested apartments. He made people get a job or move out of new modern places that are short term places to live. And he was very loyal to GWB, which is why the RATS have been investigating him. To imply that the people you mentioned are following his lead would be to say that all the Republicans, from congress, like Cunningham, and are in jail, are an example of why we should vote for DeomocRATS...red herring.

[jamese777]

“Maybe we can also get rid of Mineta and Jerkoff.”

FYI Mineta’s been gone since July of 2006.

[Dick Bachert]

Damn, I missed a memo!