Tom Ridge may retire

[mdlbear]

Homeland Security secretary Tom Ridge "has explained to colleagues that he needs to earn money to comfortably put his two children, Tommy Jr. and Lesley, through college, officials said. Both are now teenagers. Ridge earns $175,700 a year as a Cabinet secretary."

(from http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/9279831.htm?1c, among other places)

Poor baby!  Maybe his wife could get a job?

Comments

[trogula.livejournal.com]

Doing what? Selling access to top government officials.

See Chaney and Haliburton for examples.

[mrlogic.livejournal.com]

Silly me -- I wasn't thinking sleazy enough.