Tip of the Iceberg

Everytime something comes to light, like the Lurita Doan political briefing at the GSA, we learn that what we are looking at is the tip of the iceberg. This criminal act is simply one example of a regular policy for all government agencies under the Bush administration:

White House officials conducted 20 private briefings on Republican electoral prospects in the last midterm election for senior officials in at least 15 government agencies covered by federal restrictions on partisan political activity, a White House spokesman and other administration officials said yesterday.

The previously undisclosed briefings were part of what now appears to be a regular effort in which the White House sent senior political officials to brief top appointees in government agencies on which seats Republican candidates might win or lose, and how the election outcomes could affect the success of administration policies, the officials said.