Wednesday, October 01, 2003
From The Hill, October 1, 2003 [Joe Allbaugh] was Bush’s chief of staff when Bush was governor of Texas, his campaign manager when he ran for president and his Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) director after that. . . .
A couple weeks before the beginning of the war, Allbaugh left his job at FEMA to get into the business of securing pricey Iraqi reconstruction contracts for high-flying clients.
Allbaugh’s new firm is called New Bridge Strategies. But it’s actually an outgrowth of Haley Barbour’s lobbying firm, Barbour Griffith & Rogers.
How do I know that? Well, they’re both located in the same office space downtown, which is usually a good sign. And if that’s not enough, Lanny Griffith (of Barbour Griffith & Rogers) is the chief operating officer of New Bridge Strategies and Ed Rogers (of Barbour Griffith & Rogers) is the vice president. . . .
The president’s right-hand man quits his government job just before the bombs start falling. He sets up shop in the offices of one of the biggest GOP lobbyists in town. And he starts selling his services to clients who want a piece of the big Iraqi reconstruction contracts pie — the pie his old bosses are in charge of slicing up. . . .
Say what you will about the administration’s post-war planning. Allbaugh’s seems to have been right on the mark. . . .
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