Is this the U.S. or a Banana Republic?

Regardless of how you feel about HC Reform and the Obama Administration, this should concern you....

Federal employees have been blitzed for weeks with e-mails from the White House urging them to "take action" to ensure the Democrat's package is passed.....

The White House Office of Health Reform Director Nancy-Ann DeParle has been feverishly sending out unsolicited email messages to federal employees in an effort to build support for President Barack Obama’s health reform package over the last several weeks.

DeParle’s unsolicited emails have been regularly coming to some federal employees’ official government email inboxes for weeks without permission or request, causing some federal employees to feel threatened by the overt political language.

The Department of State employees, who receive hundreds of official government emails every day, have complained about the annoying and partisan emails but are nervous to go public for fear of retribution. The emails are addressed to the federal employees by name and use the official .gov address. (emphasis added)

I'm pretty sure that if George Bush had done that on any issue, there would have been a Congressional investigation (not to mention widespread news coverage and outrage). This is the "Chicago Way" folks - better get used to it!!