What do we have to look forward to in US politics?

heraldtribune.com: Southwest Florida's Information Leader: "Gov. Bush hires writer accused of plagiarism"

"The day after Gov. Jeb Bush fired a top official over sexual harassment allegations, Bush's office confirmed it had hired a former journalist who resigned in November following public allegations of plagiarism and sexual harassment.

Lloyd Brown, 65, resigned his position as editorial page editor of the Florida Times- Union in Jacksonville on Nov. 2 after a newspaper said its review found instances of plagiarism in some of the editorials Brown had written.

The plagiarism review was sparked after a former Times- Union editorial writer, Billee Bussard, wrote a lengthy article in Folio Weekly, a Jacksonville weekly newspaper.

In the article, titled "Porn, Hypocrisy, Plagiarism: The Dark Side of Jacksonville's Daily," Bussard wrote that Brown viewed Internet pornography in the paper's office, and she said he conducted sexual conversations on the telephone while viewing the pornography in the workplace.

Bush spokesman Jacob DiPietre said Thursday that Brown was hired Dec. 20 at an annual salary of $80,000 as a staff writer. In the position, Brown writes speeches, letters to the editor and other material for Bush."

Pete's Points:

There is considerable concern in the USA that the high profile which is being accorded to Jeb Bush by his brother is an indicator that he is being 'groomed' to become the next in line within the Bush family to make a run for the oval office in a few years time.

To assist those who would like to see an end to the Bush 'era' in politics, this article is merely one in a series that demonstrates the level of political judgement that seems to have infected American politics.

There are also articles which abound in the alternative press that express concern about the relationship between the statements of Benito Mussolini outlining his views on Fascism in 1932 and the statements and decisions which are emanating from the White House right now.

I wonder if the old adage is true - something about evil being able to triumph simply because good men do nothing?