Now, in the twilight of Bush’s tenure as governor, Crosby’s admission that he accepted kickbacks from a vendor who ran cash prison canteen services adds a stigma of scandal to the administration and is likely to put the former prison boss behind bars.
Jeb Bush has made many poor judgments as governor of Florida. He failed in closing Florida’s State Library and when he was beaten by the legislature and the people of the state he showed his mean-spiritedness by cutting library funds. [Public libraries cut for sixth year]
P.S. His brother, George, makes the same kind of mistakes:
Bush Taps Kerik to Head Homeland Security
A year and a half after his Homeland Security nomination sank over ethics questions, former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik pleaded guilty Friday to charges of accepting tens of thousands of dollars in gifts while he was a top city official.
Former White House adviser Claude Allen is in negotiations with prosecutors to avoid trial
Enron, in case anyone forgot, was Bush’s biggest Lone Star political contributor.
“A federal jury found former White House aide David H. Safavian guilty yesterday of lying and obstructing justice, making him the highest-ranking government official to be convicted in the spreading scandal involving disgraced former lobbyist Jack Abramoff.”