Dick Kempthorne, the former secretary of the interior, former U.S. senator from Idaho, and the former governor of that state, has started to consult with close political colleagues on the possibility of a presidential run in 2012.
You've probably never heard of Kempthorne before, so let me give you a little primer:
Last fall, during his last months as Bush's interior secretary, Kempthorne spent $236,000 of taxpayer money to renovate the bathroom in his office.Yup...I said the bathroom.
The newly minted shitter included a new shower, a refrigerator and freezer and wainscot wood panelling.Uhh...no it doesn't.
When asked why the secretary needed a refrigerator in his bathroom, spokesman Shane Wolf said "Interior secretaries hold meetings in the office and could potentially serve guests a cold beverage, such as Diet Coke. That seems reasonable."
And, when leaving office last week, Mr. Kempthorne rounded up the employees of his office for a big ol' goodbye party and....And finally, there seems to be a mistress problem.
...slide show.
Yup...slides...600 of them...each and every one containing a picture of Kempthorne.
“Slide after slide after slide," groaned one very bored employee. "It was special. That’s all I should say.”
As McJoan said over at DailyKos:
Imagine Bush's lack of curiosity, Palin's vacuousness and knack for self-promotion, and Romney's perfect hair all rolled up into one, and you get Kempthorne.I hope that after George W. Bush, it will be a long, long time before we vote another imbecile into the White House.
