HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson (who?) makes a speech in Texas where he tells about someone who had made a terrific proposal to the Department, and was about to get a lucrative contract, when Jackson found out that he was not a supporter of President Bush. So, Jackson says, the contract was not signed.
A mini-furor arises.
Jackson then says that he said it, yes, but he didn't mean it.
His office then says that he said it, yes, but it was only an anecdote (since when aren't anecdotes true?).
The HUD Inspector General is investigating.
Will Bush replace Jackson? Speculation runs both ways, but I think the answer is yes.
Of course, it is not because Jackson said something stupid, and then made stupid remarks about his stupid statement. Making stupid statements is not apparently anathema to the Bush administration.
And it is not going to be because of the substance of the remarks. The Bush administration gives contracts to its friends, and does not appear to have any qualms about that.
Jackson will be fired, because he was being honest. And, if there is one thing this administration cannot tolerate, it is honesty.
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