Dede Scozzafava, a prominent New York Republican
The Daily Caller really ought to know better than that. Jeez.
named deputy secretary for local government at the Department of State
This sounds like a do-nothing job, one that we can easily cut. This is a phone-in job with a cushy salary and pension; we just can't afford it anymore. I'm writing my new state senator. Anything with "Deputy" in the title can be eliminated. Anything with "Assistant Deputy" or "Deputy Assistant" has to give last year's salary back.