Senators Rarely Get Fired, Either

Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Fla., thinks newly minted Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., needs to learn a thing or two about federal personnel management. The Kansas City Star reports that at a recent Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing, McCaskill asked a Defense Department official whether employees get fired as a result of revelations of contracting waste and fraud. “The senator from Missouri will learn that there’s no such thing as firing a federal employee,” Martinez interjected. “Just doesn’t happen.” McCaskill said the remark felt like a "pat on the head."