Who's Watching What Again?

From a Washington Post report on Inspectors General - their history and what they do. An interesting factoid on the Bush Administration IGs.

"A 2004 report by the Democratic staff of the House Government Reform Committee found that fewer than 20 percent of inspectors general appointed by Bush had audit experience, while nearly two-thirds had held political positions, such as working for a GOP member of Congress or in a Republican White House. Under President Bill Clinton, more than 60 percent had audit experience and fewer than one-quarter had held political positions, the report said."

Doesn't that just give you the warm fuzzies all over about how well the public's interests are being cared for.