Monday, June 15, 2009

Obama pulls a Nixon


The Washington Post editorial states.........


President Obama has fired a federal investigator who was on the case against a political ally of the president's. Mr. Obama's move has the stench of scandal.
On June 11, Mr. Obama fired Gerald Walpin, inspector general for the Corporation for National and Community Service. He offered no public reason for doing so other than that he "no longer" had "the fullest confidence" in Mr. Walpin. (I wrote about this a few days ago here)


(It smells like President Nixon and Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox)


The Washington Times goes on to say..........

It is highly unusual and very suspicious when an IG is summarily fired, especially when political entanglements are involved. There will be much more to report in coming days on this White House action, which was heavy-handed and almost certainly unethical.

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