The man who lost to a dead man has landed himself a job. Yup, the very same person who gave us the Patriot Act and various other bits of nonsense is now helping firms get homeland security contracts.
Nearly two years after he left the Justice Department for a glass-and-marble office tower six blocks away, Ashcroft is building a lucrative consulting company helping security and other firms find business with federal agencies. Federal spending on homeland security is expected to reach nearly $60 billion in fiscal 2007, according to the Office of Management and Budget.
This man is helping firms get contracts with the government? The same man who lost to a dead man and stripped the American people of rights and freedoms is now clearing out the tax payer dollars. All in the name of security. Sigh.
[tags]Ashcroft, Security, Government Contracts, Justice Department[/tags]