Republican Guard

OpEd News just published my piece, The Republican Guard. As a teaser:

The last five years has seen the Bush administration and the Bush/Rove arm of the Republican party install political operatives, crony appointees and other political hacks in virtually every branch and agency within the federal bureaucracy. At this point, it is beginning to appear that there is very little that they have overlooked....

Have a look and let me know what you think.