"By inferring that civil service protected government workers are to blame for the dirt and mold at Walter Reed, Ann is somewhat off the mark here. A quick check reveals that housekeeping services at Walter Reed have been handled by a private contractor since 2003."
I think you mean "implying" rather than inferring. But to your point...
When Bush came in the Army began looking at contracting out some services at places like Walter Reed. After a review process that took FIVE YEARS and 7 MILLION DOLLARS, the first "independent contractors" just started coming in at the end of 2006.
But the Democrats put all sorts of limitations on them, such as only 200 government workers could be replaced at Walter Reed and the government workers had to offered the job first.
But I believe Coulter's basic point is NO ONE in DC works -- the entire workforce is a joke -- because of the civil service protections for 80% of the workforce.
"When Bush came in the Army began looking at contracting out some services at places like Walter Reed. After a review process that took FIVE YEARS and 7 MILLION DOLLARS, the first "independent contractors" just started coming in at the end of 2006."
Actually, I was wrong. They only began to trickle in at the beginning of this year.
And at full flood (which they probably not not yet reached) the contractors will only have at most 200 out of the 1,100 maintenance jobs at Walter Reed.
Well, I can tell you there is one group of people in the DC workforce who do work. It's the meter maids handing out parking tickets. They are quick to do that job!