Corporatocracy

By now this can come as no surprise:

Julie MacDonald, the deputy assistant secretary for fish, wildlife and parks, acknowledged that on several occasions she released internal information from the Interior Department and Environmental Protection Agency into private hands, including the California Farm Bureau Federation and the Pacific Legal Foundation, Interior Inspector General Earl Devaney concluded.

The Pacific Legal Foundation was founded by Reaganuts and is about as bad as you can imagine. Besides receiving funding from ExxonMobil, our old pal Dickie Scaife is also financial supporter.

As for Ms. MacDonald, here's what gives the game away:

Twice she sent internal EPA documents to people whose e-mail addresses ended in chevrontexaco.com, the report said.

While the House Natural Resources Committee is going to hold hearings in May, Interior's Inspector General has found no "illegal activity" in any of this. And that's the real scandal.

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