Monday, October 09, 2006
Just what does a Chief of Staff do?
Douglas Turner, writing in the Buffalo News answers that question. And he does so in a manner that leaves little of no room for evasion for the Republican leadership in the House.
A chief of staff knows everything that goes on in a congressional office. He or she sees any mail of importance; knows of all the travels and appointments of the member; and handles all the money, even paying relatives' gasoline bills.He will be a fount of information, the big question is when will we learn all the details?
The chief of staff buys the Blackberries, cell phones and all the other electronic gear, and can access any of that traffic.
And yet Fordham never knew any of this from 1995 until he squealed on Foley to aides of House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., eight years later?
About a year ago, Fordham became the congressional chief of staff for Rep. Thomas M. Reynolds, R-Clarence, head of the GOP House campaign effort. Last week, as everybody knows, Fordham resigned and is now talking to the FBI in private and to the public through his lawyer.
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