Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson [Alphonso? Whud up or ratha HUD up mah nigga?] resigned Monday, amid multiple ethics investigations and criticism from top lawmakers.
The resignation came after criticism from members of Congress that Jackson has refused to respond adequately to allegations of impropriety.
A Jackson adviser told CNN earlier that the secretary has been privately talking about resigning since late last year because he’s grown weary over multiple ethics investigations that have sparked allegations that he cannot focus full time on the nation’s housing crisis.
Earlier this month, Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Connecticut, and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, demanded Jackson’s resignation, saying the ethics allegations have distracted from the secretary’s ability to handle the nation’s housing crisis. The secretary has recently been accused in a lawsuit of retaliating against housing officials in Philadelphia for blocking a land deal with one of Jackson’s friends.
The FBI has been investigating allegations that Jackson steered a federal contract to a golfing buddy based in South Carolina. Jackson has denied wrongdoing and White House officials have said for months that the president still has confidence in Jackson. No charges have been filed against him.
Jackson has been a key player in the Bush administration’s efforts to handle the national housing and mortgage crisis.
Jackson, who ran Dallas’ housing authority for seven years and then led a Texas power company, was confirmed by the Senate for the top HUD post exactly four years ago. He also was head of the Federal Housing Administration.
This baboon was a personal friend of our most esteemed and retarded SOB of a president hisself.
