Two racist situations, with two different outcomes?

Julie Myers' bid to become director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement is in jeopardy because she and two other managers chose the Halloween costume of a white woman dressed in a prison uniform and dreadlocks as the "most original" outfit.

Meanwhile in Chicago, a transportation department supervisor who is a nephew of a late Democratic congressman, is keeping his $77,000-a-year job--even though the city's inspector general recommended his dismissal, event though he used, according to the Chicago Sun-Times, the "n-word and other racist and sexist slurs."

More from the Chicago Sun-Times:

The board did find Annunzio made "racist, derogatory and disparaging remarks," but didn't fire him because the most "egregious" allegations weren't backed up by testimony from the target of the barbs.

The co-worker didn't testify about Annunzio allegedly calling him a "Mambo Gorilla" or about Annunzio allegedly putting a tablecloth on his head and acting like a Klansman in the co-worker's office.

Still, 11 co-workers testified Annunzio used profanity and racist slurs.

Two of those said they saw the tablecloth incident.

Annunzio's boss said the the supervisor "lacked people skills."

Then he shouldn't be a supervisor--supervisors manage people.

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