Somewhere, Bill Moyers Is Smiling

Even though Dubya renominated him to head the Broadcasting Board of Governors which oversees the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Kenneth Tomlinson decided to step down anyway (and, with a pissy attitude right to the very end, Tomlinson whines about “a criminalization of political differences").

By the way, the account in the Moonie Times is a little disingenuous – no surprise, I know; Tomlinson isn’t leaving voluntarily, having barely survived an attempt by the BBG board to oust him last August.

According to a New York Times article cited in this recent Smirking Chimp post by Bill Berkowitz, Tomlinson “had used his office to run a horse-racing operation and that he had improperly put a friend on the payroll," among other nonsense.

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The BBG vote on Tomlinson's removal was taken after the three Democrats on the board -- Joaquin F. Blaya, D. Jeffrey Hirschberg and Edward E. Kaufman -- offered two resolutions: One called for Tomlinson's "resignation" as chairman "during a continuing inquiry [while] the other sought to curtail his authority sharply.

So, with the departure of Tomlinson, I thought it best to review this cretin’s past misdeeds here and celebrate a fleeting moment when a Bushco bottom-feeder is served by something approximating justice (though we’ll find out if more legal fun with Tomlinson is coming down the road – and don’t worry; I’ll be watching for it).

And by the way, the "Private Profit For Public Trust" post contains the link to the Moyers speech that more or less explains the title.