The entire Bush administration quit today, citing “conflict-of-interest” issues relating to its key members’ long-standing involvement with the petroleum industry. The administration’s decision to vacate all its positions, effective immediately, is believed to be the first time the entire executive branch of the U.S. government has quit on the same day, experts say.
But the recent decision of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to step down from the independent commission probing 9-11 may have served as a “wake-up call”, White House sources said.
“We took a look at the Kissinger thing and we were like, if Henry’s thinks he’s got a conflict of interest – whoa!”, one administration aide said.
But the recent decision of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to step down from the independent commission probing 9-11 may have served as a “wake-up call”, White House sources said.
“We took a look at the Kissinger thing and we were like, if Henry’s thinks he’s got a conflict of interest – whoa!”, one administration aide said.
The aide said that when the Bush administration realized how many of its key members who were planning the war on Iraq also had held major positions in the petroleum industry, “we were like, guys, this doesn’t look too good.”
As the entire Bush team plans to return to the oil business en masse, a search is on for a qualified executive to head a new administration in Washington, with some Republican insiders leaning towards former Cincinnati Reds star Pete Rose.
As the entire Bush team plans to return to the oil business en masse, a search is on for a qualified executive to head a new administration in Washington, with some Republican insiders leaning towards former Cincinnati Reds star Pete Rose.