Obama violated Senate norms to appoint this guy? New CFPB chief accused of misusing state funds

Klein Online ^ | January 5, 2012 | Aaron Klein

[tutstar]

Actual title is : Obama violated Senate norms to appoint this guy? New financial protection chief accused of misusing state funds (FR needs more space for title- I always have to alter Aaron's titles to post them)

Sparking Republican charges he violated Senate norms, President Obama today used his recess appointment powers to name a head for the controversial Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

KleinOnline first reported last month that consumer groups had been calling on Obama to seize rarely-used powers in to make a recess appointee for Richard Cordray, the nominee for what the government bills as a new consumer financial watchdog.

KleinOnline also reported Cordray was the subject of national news in 2008 when he used public funds for the legal defense of three former state employees accused of accessing personal information of Joe Wurzelbacher, also known as “Joe the Plumber.”

Wurzelbacher rose to fame during that year’s presidential campaign after he was videotaped questioning Obama about the candidate’s small-business tax policy during a campaign stop in Ohio.

Now Republicans are charging Obama violated Congressional rules by appointing Cordray just a day after the Senate held a session. Traditional rules gold that the Senate must be in recess for at least three days before a president can act.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Sounds like a first class puke.

[tutstar]

Aaron is doing a great job. I know a lot of us on FR may be older but if you aren’t on Twitter and Facebook, then folks, just suck it up and sign up. Learn to use them, social media is an invaluable tool for spreading the word. We know we can’t rely on the media. Why do you think he wants a kill switch for the internet? And these National Emergency Alerts, UGH!

[crusty old prospector]

Check out this link to a job opening in this moron's new agency. $53,000 to $103,000 per year to be an "Invitations Coordinator." We can axe soldiers but waste like this never seems to decrease.

http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/306225500

[RWGinger]

This says it all
“Who’s gonna call him out on it?”

he is getting away with this and so much chit he should be in jail.

Now we find out he is giving our missile secreats to russia
and he will get away with it

There is no way to stop him
I get that he hates America
but why does all MSM?

[opentalk]

Agree, like NDAA much of this is getting through with the "R"'s help.

Your post strikes a nerve, I thought this Dodd bill included collecting all of your financial transactions. They seem callous to privacy rights and abuses.

[tutstar]

Not sure why he worded it that way other than legal advice to watch it but Aaron is reporting stuff that no one else will touch. He is one of few that I ‘bother with’.

[struggle]

Yeah right.

The third party will siphon WAYYYYYYYYYYY more voters off of Obama than the Republican.

Furthermore, Democrat coattails will disappear.

[tutstar]

And, tax dodger, marxist, maoist, anti American, etc, and so on....

[varina davis]

Watch it get far worse. Obama will pull out all the stops to advance his agenda this year, knowing he is a one term, one trick pony.

[tutstar]

Yes. I’m worried.