David Gerson
May 21, 2007
The Enterprising American
MARCH 9, 2006, was a bad day for the White House. Weeks before, Claude Allen, the president’s chief domestic policy adviser, had resigned, saying that he wanted to spend more time with his family. Then, on March 9, Allen was charged with having stolen some $5,000 worth of merchandise from Washington-area department stores during a months-long shoplifting spree. Even by the standards of a White House already awash in negative publicity, it was an enormous embarrassment. READ MORE >>
