The other day, it was reported that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Alphonso Jackson, had told an audience of minority real estate entrepreneurs that he had cancelled a contract to one firm because its owner said he didn't like George W. Bush. Many folks are objecting to this and rightfully so.
So what's the latest? Well, his official spokesperson confirmed that Jackson had indeed yanked someone's contract because they said they didn't like George W. Bush. Then his official spokesperson said he hadn't and that the whole story was just "anecdotal" and made up. Now, his official spokesperson has gone on a "scheduled leave."
So either Jackson told an audience a bogus story to try and scare them into not criticizing Bush…or he told them a true story for that purpose. You get the feeling Mr. Jackson may wind up going on an unscheduled leave?