Posted on 11/18/2013 7:34:55 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
A fuller accounting of D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray’s firing of the city’s insurance commissioner came into view Monday as the mayor’s staff worked to head off any threat of a council probe of the firing.
Documents and interviews showed that criticism of William P. White was immediate and fierce inside Gray’s office late last week, when White issued a statement critical of President Obama’s proposed fix to part of the botched rollout of the Affordable Care Act.
Tempers flared on Thursday and White was fired less than a day later despite a late-night apology in a voice mail left on Gray’s cellphone and a lengthy mea culpa via e-mail to the mayor’s senior staff.
According to a copy of that e-mail reviewed by The Washington Post, White wrote that he took “full responsibility” for his statement questioning the wisdom of Obama’s plan. He also wrote that he would work to fix “any problems or misconceptions that might result from my action.”
Gray’s staff reached out to D.C. Council members on Saturday after The Post reported White’s firing. Despite the politically sensitive nature of White’s comments, council members were assured that Gray (D) had simply lost faith in White’s judgment — and that his firing was the mayor’s prerogative....
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Heresy against the Liberal Messiah is not free speech! [/sarc]
Well, finally a person is fired over Obamacare (for criticizing it)
I hope he sues their asses off
The laws apply only to us, free speech applies only to them - unless one of them says the wrong thing about El-Presidente.
Obama's decree likely spells the death of the DC exchange.
No...that's not correct.
White is angry at Obama because his pronouncement last week is going to doom DC's Obamacare exchange. White is 150% in favor of Obamacare and he sees it unraveling.
Amazing that absolutely nobody will be allowed to keep a job if they criticize Obama, no matter how slight
Dead ambassador, no one fired. Dead border agent, no one fired. Criticize Obamacare fix, fired.
Why he criticized the Liberal Messiah is irrelevant. All that mattered was that he did.
It shows that the democrats closest to the issue (insurance commissioners, not politicians) know the exchanges are failing.
He should continue to speak out and let the truth be known!
Including rodeo clowns.
Only Saddam Hussein and the Kim Jongs had this tight a control on the people.
-PJ
Bark like a dog!
Of course they are failing. Now Obama and company want to blame everybody else for this bullshit.
How long before there are local councils to decide who is politically loyal enough to have a job?
BHO will take further retribution if he continues to speak out!
Then he should make any perceived retribution very public.
Stay public, Stay loud.
He’s already lost his job.
Time to go on offense.
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