A storm is brewing!

A storm is brewing in Washington, and it just might be bigger than Katrina for the Bush administration.
The origins of this particular storm can be traced back as far as the Florida recount, a time when the optimistic Bush campaign got down to their first major task; to optimize the culture of cronyism available to each new incumbent.
The Office of Personnel Management's Plum Book, published at the start of each presidential Administration, shows that there are more than 3,000 positions a President can fill without consideration for civil service rules.
Determined to control the civil service sector, these posts were to be filled to the maximum with Bush appointees. Appointments made principally on the basis of political loyalty over qualification.
As well as the ‘Browns’, who are now leaving a stain across the administration, are the increasing allegations and indictments against Republican members of Congress and Senate.
In these categories, Rep. Tom Delay (Tex.), Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (Tenn.), have both been caught up in highly embarrassing ethics scandals recently.
Having taken a certain course, which included controlling the greatest possible control over the USA, Bush’s team now has to wear the fallout. It is not a position of privilege without consequent responsibility.
The driving force behind the administration appears to be a circular argument; power means money, money means power. However, power for its own benefit can only lead to an appearance of corruption.
There is, no doubt, at least among those still tuned into the doings of the body politic, an intense polarization in the country. As many Republicans have observed, it is not really fair to point the finger at Republicans alone. What is really curious is that those commentators often qualify the remark with something like; “the Democrats are as bad – worse – than we are.
Now that sounds too me like a backhanded admission of guilt. We are not talking about a pissing competition here, but real politics. If it is unethical for one it is unethical for all.
But in the end, if it were a pissing competition the smart money would have to be on those who really have the power in their hands. At the moment that is Bush and his team. They say every dog has its day and obviously this works both ways. Bush has free access to the cookie barrel, now it is time to account for the damage.
The question is, will the dykes hold against the probing storm which is already making itself felt in Washington?