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78 Obama appointees ‘burrowed’ into career jobs, watchdog finds
The Washington Times ^ | 9-27-17 | Dave Boyer

Posted on 09/27/2017 2:57:19 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic

A government watchdog found that 78 political appointees of President Barack Obama managed to “burrow” into career government jobs over a six-year period.

A Government Accountability Office report obtained by The Washington Times Wednesday shows that seven of Mr. Obama’s political appointees switched to career jobs without obtaining necessary approval from the Office of Personnel Management. Of those, four were later denied the jobs by OPM and three left their posts.

Congressional Republicans warned Mr. Obama last year against moving political appointees into career positions, and President Trump has stated frequently that he believes some employees in the federal workforce are Obama holdovers working against his agenda.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: deepstate; draintheswamp; holdovers; obamaappointees; obamaholdovers; pieobama; swamp; third100days; underminetrump
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The Department of Homeland Security had the highest number of conversions, nine, followed by the Departments of Justice (eight), Defense (six), Treasury (five), and Agriculture, Commerce, HHS and the FDIC with four each.

Drain the swamp!

1 posted on 09/27/2017 2:57:20 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Arrest, indict, try, convict, and sentence these kakistocrats!!


2 posted on 09/27/2017 3:01:02 PM PDT by Carl Vehse (.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

There is no excuse for our adminisration to permit this. Move them top Alaska of fire them but get them away from doing this sabotage. Quit playing business as usual and get them OUT!!


3 posted on 09/27/2017 3:01:05 PM PDT by raiderboy ( "...if we have to close down our government, we’re building that wall.”)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Abolish their “positions” and transfer them to janitorial duties.


4 posted on 09/27/2017 3:02:33 PM PDT by allendale (.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Root

Them

Out,

From

Space


5 posted on 09/27/2017 3:02:53 PM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

The entirety of Fedzilla has been completely corrupted by eight years of the Kenyan from Indonesia being allowed to usurp the Presidency.

There were very good reason for the founders to insist on a natural born citizen, some one born here of citizen parents, solely a US citizen with no possibility of being anything else.
Naturally a US citizen as there is no other alternative when born here of citizen parents.


6 posted on 09/27/2017 3:07:20 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

What the hell is the President waiting for if they did not follow the correct process to get those jobs??? They should have ALL been fired on Jan. 20!


7 posted on 09/27/2017 3:07:33 PM PDT by txrefugee
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To: afraidfortherepublic

There has to be a serious typo there. I would believe 78,000. Even 780,000 is believable. But 78 is just plain preposterous.


8 posted on 09/27/2017 3:08:46 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Fire all Obama czars!


9 posted on 09/27/2017 3:10:20 PM PDT by FES0844 (G)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Just getting their own reparations...


10 posted on 09/27/2017 3:15:18 PM PDT by Vlad The Inhaler (World's Most Powerful Nation Falls To Invasion Of Mexican Peasants!)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Blood-sucking ticks throughout the land hang down their heads in shame, knowing that they’ll be associated with this crowd of parasites.


11 posted on 09/27/2017 3:16:04 PM PDT by El Cid (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Burrowing... like hookworms.


12 posted on 09/27/2017 3:20:41 PM PDT by ponygirl (An Appeal to Heaven)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
There has to be a serious typo there. I would believe 78,000. Even 780,000 is believable. But 78 is just plain preposterous.

There aren't *that* many presidential appointees - fortunately. Well, at least as provided for "officially". Speaking of, has anyone kept tabs on that barge-load of "czars" since November? I do wonder where they've slunk off to.

13 posted on 09/27/2017 3:24:53 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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To: Charles Martel

I was thinking the same thing.


14 posted on 09/27/2017 3:30:40 PM PDT by ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton (Go Egypt on 0bama)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

“without obtaining necessary approval from the Office of Personnel Management”

Fire them.


15 posted on 09/27/2017 3:36:33 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (The difference between Rs and Ds is what lies they tell to get power over you and steal your cash.)
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To: Charles Martel

Good point about all those czars. Not only did we not hear anything about them leaving, we never once heard about them doing anything at all. Were they pure 100% no-show patronage jobs?


16 posted on 09/27/2017 3:51:50 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: afraidfortherepublic

You just know that each and every one of these appointees had to pass an ideological purity test.

Fire every last one. ASAP!!


17 posted on 09/27/2017 4:41:35 PM PDT by PhiloBedo (You gotta roll with the punches, and get with what's real.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic
This is news?

Really?

Is the next article on the just-discovered wetness of water?

Amazing uses for the sun: Warmth and Growing Things!

Pffft.

18 posted on 09/27/2017 4:44:29 PM PDT by TChris ("Hello", the politician lied.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Out, Out, OUT!


19 posted on 09/27/2017 4:50:08 PM PDT by Bon mots (Laughing at liberal tears!)
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To: Charles Martel

The so called “czars” I’ve wondered what has happened to them ....hmmmm


20 posted on 09/27/2017 4:59:21 PM PDT by piroque ("In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act")
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