Yelps of a cornered Bush appointee

0 Comments | Philadelphia Inquirer, The, April, 2007 | by Dick Polman Inquirer Political Analyst

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I'm going to follow the old Gene Roberts rule. Back when he was running The Philadelphia Inquirer, the famed editor would tell reporters to "zig while everyone else is zagging," his way of saying not to follow the crowd. Therefore I'll focus on an underreported incident that occurred last Wednesday during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing.

It featured Lurita Alexis Doan, a Bush appointee who runs the General Services Administration, an agency with a $60-billion budget that manages federal buildings and buys the...