Johanns Supports Banning Activities He Engaged in Two Years Ago

Earlier this week, it was discovered that the White House Political Affairs office "enlisted agency heads across government in a coordinated effort to elect Republican candidates to Congress" on the taxpayer dime. One of those cabinet members was Mike Johanns, who recently resigned as Secretary of Agriculture to seek the Nebraska open seat. Lincoln Journal-Star:

As U.S. secretary of agriculture, Johanns attended 38 events recommended by the White House Office of Political Affairs headed by Karl Rove, according to the committee report.

Most of the travel costs for Rove-generated events were paid with federal funds, the report stated.

Answering a question posed by a panelist during the debate monitored on radio station KRGI’s Web site, Johanns said he believes it would be “a great idea” to ban the use of taxpayer funds by the White House for such activities.

Kyle Michaelis, blogger at New Nebraska Network, notes:

Johanns has just conceded that his actions on behalf of the Bush White House were unethical and should have been illegal. Still, he did nothing at all to stop this operation when he was in a position to do so, instead playing willing accomplice to Karl Rove's corrupt political agenda.

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