A reader throws Scott Bloch’s hat in the ring for a Golden Duke in the category of Outstanding Achievement in Corruption-Based Chutzpah:
Using a government credit card, U.S. Special Counsel Scott Bloch hired Geeks on Call to scrub the hard drives on his government issued laptop and those of two deputies, after the Inspector General, Office of Personnel Management requested access to them. By the time this obstruction of justice came to light, Bloch had already established his bona fides as a shameless hypocrite by instigating a widely publicized investigation of Karl Rove and other Bush Administration officials in an effort to neutralize the OPM IGâs ongoing investigation of Bloch himself. The latter investigation was looking into allegations by OSC staff that Bloch had purged career employees to replace them with his cronies; dumped thousands of whistleblower disclosures without adequate review; lied to Congress; and engaged in other misconduct directly contrary to OSCâs mission (which is to protect the meritâbased civil service).
Blochâs latest ployâwiping computer files on government laptops to avoid review by the OPM IGâwhile simultaneously demanding access to Karl Roveâs emails–clearly makes him a frontrunner for the Golden Duke for âoutstanding achievements in corruption based chutzpah.â But what really seals the deal is Blochâs completely implausible explanation for the scrubs: that he commissioned a DOD-level security wipe to kill a âvirusâ on his laptop. Missing, of course, is any explanation for bypassing OSCâs own IT staff to address the âvirusâ or for scrubbing his deputiesâ laptops. Wonder if Karl Rove has the 800 number for Geeks. …
Remember, today is the last day for nominations.
