SURPRISE! Bushies Routinely Broke the Law

The independent Office of Special Counsel finally released its report detailing its investigation of the Bush White House and accusations of Hatch Act violations during the 2006 midterm elections. The OSC concluded the Bushies broke the law when at least seven cabinet secretaries traveled numerous times on tax payer's dime for what were political trips.

According to the report, the White House improperly orchestrated the use of assets throughout the government to help key congressional allies as the voting drew near, including arranging more than 100 ostensibly official appearances by top appointees in battleground states such as Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Connecticut.

This federally funded travel was organized, approved and closely tracked by Bush's political office, the Office of Special Counsel found, describing the activity as leading to the illegal diversion of federal funds and workers' time.

At one point in 2006, it disclosed, operatives employed by the Republican National Committee moved into White House quarters where they worked in tandem with the political-office staff to coordinate the campaign.