The man is a friend to Bush, and the FBI wonders if he steered business to friends?

So twisted. They’re wondering this, and here Bush gave the HUD position to his “longtime friend and former neighbor.”

Would be friggin’ laughable if not for being so damn pathetic and sad:

Jackson Resigns as HUD Secretary

Embattled Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson announced his resignation yesterday, leaving the Bush administration without a top housing official in the midst of a vast mortgage crisis that has shaken the global economy.

Jackson, a longtime friend and former neighbor of President Bush, departed after the White House concluded he had too many controversies swirling around him to be an effective Cabinet member, several HUD officials said privately.

Jackson has been accused of favoritism involving HUD contractors for two years, and the FBI and the Justice Department are investigating whether he steered business to friends.