Bush fired head of Army Corps of Engineers in '02 for slamming budget cuts

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A51566-2002Mar6¬Found=true

Corps of Engineers' Civilian Chief Ousted

Parker Resigns After Openly Questioning Bush's Proposed Spending Cuts
Thursday, March 7, 2002

Michael Parker, the recently appointed leader of the Army Corps of Engineers, was abruptly forced to resign yesterday for failing to defend President Bush's proposed budget cuts.

Parker, a former House member from Mississippi who was confirmed as assistant Army secretary for civil works five months ago, was the first major administration official ousted since Bush took office. He had made no secret of his disdain for the Office of Management and Budget's efforts to rein in the Corps, and recently told a sympathetic House committee that he had requested $2 billion more than the OMB proposed in the president's budget. At a Senate hearing, he questioned the administration's decision to fund no new Corps projects, adding that he did not have a "warm and fuzzy feeling" for OMB officials.
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More proof that Bush refuses to listen to reason.

:thumbsup:

WHY?

wrong and when the head of the Army Corps of Engineers complained, he got the famous Bush Co. treatment....

This is another important detail to add to the file of proof that this administration is incompetent and should be held responsible for the failures to prevent and protect the citizens of New Orleans.

PS: You might want to change the title of your post to something like "Bush fired head of Army Corps of Engineers in '02 for slamming budget cuts"....I realize that you don't have it in Latest Breaking News, but adding the time context almost makes it all the more relevant.

I was actually having trouble trying to put as much important info in the title before I ran out of room.

Your title added. :)

the website turns on you? I've bookmarked so much crap this past week, I feel like I need to reserve my own server.

:kick:

And I sent it to Mike Malloy, too. Gave you credit for the find, gatorboy.

four of us say that we nominated, but only 3 showing up :shrug:

"Either you're on the president's team or you're not," an administration official said.

White House officials said that Parker may have sealed his fate when he was quoted in the National Journal recently defending congressional earmarks for specific projects, a practice Daniels hates. When he was asked if he would support a Bush veto of a spending bill packed with Corps earmarks, he was quoted as saying: "That's not something that I agree with."

"Either you're on the president's team or you're not," an administration official said.

And the verdict is, Lord Pissypants, GUILTY!!!!!!!!

Not to mention bookmarked.

"W" Worst president ever.

but what will it spawn later?