it's just like one of those science fiction shows

where the aliens have infiltrated us by LOOKING just like us, but still being their alien (bad) selves on the inside

that's JUST want a lot of king george's appointees and friends are. they've burrowed deep inside and won't be taken without a fight

(and it's not that i think all aliens are BAD. i don't. if an alien is doing a good job, is honest AND INTELLIGENT. well then, i don't mind if they live among us)

A Loyal Bushie Burrows Into Obama's System
By Elana Schor
The Bush administration's participation in the personnel tactic known as "burrowing" has been well-reported in recent weeks. The practice isn't unique to the Bush crowd; during presidential transitions, political appointees eager to stay on the government payroll often wriggle their way into secure civil service positions -- despite the differing political beliefs of the White House's new occupant.

But because the central objective of burrowing is for political appointees to fly under the radar while Washington changes hands, it's often hard to tell when the practice is actually occurring. Consider the case of Kathie Olsen, who just made a very curious move: going from the No. 2 post at the National Science Foundation to the far less influential job of "senior advisor" in the NSF's Office of Information and Resource Management.

As Science magazine observes, Olsen had already submitted her resignation to the Obama administration and would have been out the door had she not slipped into her new, seemingly secure post. And this isn't just any Bush appointee avoiding the need to find a new job -- Olsen was at the forefront of the former president's systematic denial of the human causes of climate change.................