Oops, There Goes Another One

Brad Delong is impressed with the honor and dignity Bush brought to the White House.

Especially the dignity. From Rachel Shteir at Slate:
When Claude Allen, President Bush's longtime domestic-policy adviser, resigned suddenly on Feb. 9, it baffled administration critics and fans. The White House claimed that Allen was leaving to spend more time with his family, while the Washington Times speculated that the 45-year-old aide, a noted social conservative, might have quit to protest a new Pentagon policy about military chaplains. Allen himself never publicly explained the reason for his departure.

News today may shed light on the mystery of Allen's resignation. According to the Montgomery County Police Department, Allen was arrested yesterday and charged in a felony theft and a felony theft scheme. According to a department press release, Allen conducted approximately 25 fraudulent "refunds" in Target and Hecht's stores in Maryland. On Jan. 2, a Target employee apprehended Allen after observing him receive a refund for merchandise he had not purchased.

Oh the dignity! It looks like a lot of individual Republicans are getting to spend more time with their lawyers. I wonder if they have to apologize for all the nasty things they have had to say about trial lawyers. Nah, just charge them double rates.

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