US Special Inspector-General For Afghanistan Quits

The National Journal ^ | August 4, 2011 | Yochi J. Dreazen

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

The acting U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction resigned unexpectedly Thursday afternoon, removing the White House's only real contender for the post and injecting new uncertainty into a troubled watchdog office.

Herb Richardson, who assumed his post in February, told National Journal in an interview that he will be leaving for a job in the private sector. Richardson had been in the job for just under six months and was undergoing a frustratingly long wait to see if the Obama administration would formally tab him for the post on a permanent basis. People familiar with the matter say that Richardson was the only candidate under serious White House consideration, which means the administration will now need to scramble to find his replacement.

In an interview Thursday evening, Richardson said the job offer - which he declined to detail was simply "too good to pass up."

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

This reeks to high Heaven.

[hinckley buzzard]

Flunks the smell test right? Right. Obviously the Afghan project has gone south under the idiot-boy's rule.

[YHAOS]

Memo to 0bama.

If you can't come to a decision in a reasonable time period, someone else will.

[Gator113]

Hmmmmm..... this looks like another Obama crisis.

[csvset]

Here's more info about Herb.

Herbert Richardson Acting Inspector General