HUD Secretary Demands Loyalty Oath for Contracts

This is an interesting little nugget from the Texas Herald-Democrat about a speech HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson gave to a Dallas business group. Good blood-boiling stuff.

http://www.heralddemocrat.com/articles/2006/05/14/Texas_news/state01.txt

The synopsis is this: According to the article, the Secretary told the group business leaders about an African American businessman who was awarded a contract with HUD. The fellow had the opportunity to meet Mr. Jackson and took the opportunity to thank him for the contract. In the course of their conversation the man revealed that he did not like Bush. The article goes on to report that the Secretary actually boasted to the business group of canceling this man's contract over his political preferences.

Following a number of inquiries, including questions from U.S. Senators, the Secretary recanted saying that he made the whole thing up AND that he still had the confidence and support of the President.

Well, as long as the President still likes him....