Gale Norton scandal may dash Colorado GOP

I remember how years after Reagan left office, you'd still see members of his administration getting in trouble for things they had done. It looks like it's going to be the same way with Bush - the most corrupt administration in American history, bar none.

Gale Norton, a former Colorado Attorney General, was Bush's Interior Secretary (and my former boss). As Norton was already known as a staunch anti-environmentalist, Interior Secretary was the job where Norton could possibly do the most damage. She was a new James Watt.

Now Norton is being investigated by the Department of Justice, which says she may have illegally used her government position to benefit Royal Dutch Shell.

Since Norton is still one of the top Republicans in Colorado, this corruption probe could damage the party's prospects statewide - at a time when the Colorado GOP can least afford it.

Things just keep getting worse for America's next third party, don't they?

(Source: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-norton17-2009sep17,0,6215749.story)