Thursday, November 1, 2007

This looks like a job for . . . anyone else.

I wonder what Teddy "Corruption is Kool, Kids!" Mather thinks of this.
WASHINGTON -- The highest-ranking internal investigator for the National Park Service pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing from the agency charged with protecting the nation’s natural and cultural resources.
Wow. It's kinda like C.S.I., but outdoors. And, you know, interesting.
Buccello, 55, faces six months in prison, according to federal guidelines. On Friday, she retired after nearly 30 years’ service as a park ranger or criminal investigator.
Why didn't she pull rank, take over the investigation, and determine that she was innocent? This isolated case of competent governance is FREAKING ME OUT. Get with the program, National Park Service!
A year earlier Buccello also failed to fly to St. Louis and deliver a fatality report to the wife of an NPS officer who had died in the line of duty. Buccello called the widow and told her that she couldn’t make it to Missouri because the plane was stuck on the tarmac, but investigators learned that none of the flights that Buccello was scheduled to take was delayed that day.
Okay, here's a quick tip for whoever gets promoted to this job: NO FLAKING ON THE WIDOWS. It's not like park rangers are dying by the thousands in gruesome battles. Suck it up, make the trip, and say something like, "Your husband's a hero and everyone loved him. His beard was really cool."

Stick with that, and you can draw a paycheck from the NPS for 30 years, just like Ms. Buccello.

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