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Treasury Department Challenges Independence of TARP Inspector General
ABC ^ | 6/18/09 | Jake Tapper

Posted on 06/18/2009 10:42:30 AM PDT by Nachum

The Obama administration’s disputes with government watchdogs do not end with fired Inspector General Gerald Walpin. Behind the scenes, the Treasury Department is embroiled in a disagreement with Neil Barofsky, the watchdog for the $700 billion government bailout Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP.

The dispute was revealed in a letter that Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, sent on Wednesday to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, first reported by the Los Angeles Times’ Peter Wallsten.

(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.abcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: challenges; department; impeach; independence; treasury
Jake Tapper, You da' man!
1 posted on 06/18/2009 10:42:30 AM PDT by Nachum
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To: SumProVita; HardStarboard; BradyLS; Ernest_at_the_Beach; dervish; Twotone; Free ThinkerNY; ...

The list, ping


2 posted on 06/18/2009 10:42:50 AM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Nachum

Obama needs a bigger bus!!!


3 posted on 06/18/2009 10:45:24 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Nachum

This 0bama criminal is funneling our money to his cronies. Dammit that makes me mad.


4 posted on 06/18/2009 10:47:12 AM PDT by Principled (Get the capital back! NRST!)
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To: pissant; maggief; STARWISE

new thread ABC news....hmmmm


5 posted on 06/18/2009 10:48:48 AM PDT by hoosiermama (Hey hey! Ho ho! Where's your Birth Certificate/ We've a right to know!)
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To: Nachum
I'm starting to think that this can only go two ways:

1) Illegal firing of an IG, to cover-up corruption, orchestrated directly from the White House, would be as bad as anything Nixon did. This could possibly bring Obama down.

2) If it does not bring Obama down, then it's open season on watchdogs. This would have a chilling effect, and possibly result in all watchdogs just nodding their head and saying, "Everything looks fine Mr. President".

I almost get the sense that Obama is going "all in". Either he controls all aspects of government, or he fails utterly.

6 posted on 06/18/2009 10:50:18 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (We are a ruled people, serfs to the Federal Oligarchy -- and the Tree of Liberty thirsts)
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To: ClearCase_guy

And when the democxraps see he is about to go down, they will quietly encourage him to resign to avoid impeachment, so the commie enactments hallmarking his rule can stay in effect and the democrat congressional hold remain in tact in 2010. The democrap party is a criminal enterprise.


7 posted on 06/18/2009 10:52:39 AM PDT by MHGinTN (Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)
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To: Nachum
Barofsky asked the Treasury Department for some documents about a financial institution receiving tens of billions in taxpayer bailout dollars. The Treasury Department refused to hand them over, “on a specious claim of attorney-client privilege,”
8 posted on 06/18/2009 11:09:00 AM PDT by org.whodat
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To: Nachum

His government sachs boys will make sure all is well

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=asBZbO5XepJE


9 posted on 06/18/2009 11:14:15 AM PDT by FromLori (FromLori)
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To: Nachum

See also

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=atu6O_F8GJRg


10 posted on 06/18/2009 11:15:12 AM PDT by FromLori (FromLori)
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To: Nachum

Here we go...the thugocracy is just beginning to hit its stride!


11 posted on 06/18/2009 11:42:53 AM PDT by LiteKeeper (When do the impeachment proceedings begin?)
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To: Nachum
Obama pledges 'era of openness'

Obama: 'Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency'

12 posted on 06/18/2009 11:51:58 AM PDT by Ditto
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