White House indicates Sebelius won't be punished over Hatch Act violation

fox news ^ | 9/13/2012 | staff

[tobyhill]

The White House indicated that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius would probably not be punished, after federal investigators determined she had violated the law when she campaigned earlier this year for President Obama.

Sebelius broke the law by making "extemporaneous partisan remarks" during a speech in February at a Human Rights Campaign Event in Charlotte, N.C., according to the Office of Special Counsel (OSC). She made the comments in the city that would later host the Democratic National Convention.

White House spokesman Eric Schultz explained in a statement that the administration has already taken action on the matter, though, putting Sebelius through training and making sure taxpayers were reimbursed.

[Gay State Conservative]

CONSTITUTION? WE DON'T NEED NO STEEENKING CONSTITUTION!

[arasina]

Hatch Act. Hah. More like Escape Hatch Act for this administration. Elena Kagan didn't even recuse herself in the Obamacare case and she was heavily involved with it as Obama's Solicitor General. Then there's Eric Holder. Laws? What do they matter?

WHERE ARE YOU, SPEAKER BOEHNER? OFF POLISHING OBAMA'S GOLF BALLS?

[tumblindice]

[ZULU]

NOBODY in Obastard’s Administration is EVER punished for wrong-doing. Its not the third world way!!

[Chode]

[Secret Agent Man]

Congress could go after her, if any of them had any balls.

[timestax]

[Secret Agent Man]

I wonder if the admin would let her be charged if she was campaigning for the current president’s opponent.

[ZULU]

Now THAT is art!!!!

[timestax]

Well thanks to whoever created it! I stole it off the web. I don’t remember where or when, but it is apropos to the scheming , Evil President Obobo.

[freekitty]

WH may not; but the people will.

[mykroar]

At least I can finally type expected for a change.

[newzjunkey]

Al Gore did tell us there was "no controlling legal authority" when he was accused of violating campaign laws by fundraising from the White House.

I guess it's true!

[Lancey Howard]

LOL!
Surprise, surprise - - the most lawless administration in history won’t punish one of its own.

[newzjunkey]

Why would there be hearings? Why would that be HIS job as Speaker? Do you know anything about how things work? Have you spent even 30 seconds looking into this case and what has occurred? Who investigated, what the law says is to be done? Any of that?

No, of course not. All you want to do is ATTACK Boehner (Learn to spell it!) like you ATTACK Romney and attack the rest!

[ConservativeMan55]

Yep!!!!

[Liberty Valance]

Seems fine to us.

[freeangel]

“White House spokesman Eric Schultz explained in a statement that the administration has already taken action on the matter, though, putting Sebelius through training and making sure taxpayers were reimbursed.”

Let me guess. The taxpayers were reimbursed from another pot of taxpayer monies? The left uses their own money for nothing. I’d like to see a copy of that check that came from the personal account of sebelius.

[The Wizard]

that’s because no one in this administration ever takes responsibility for anything

[The Wizard]

that’s because no one in this administration ever takes responsibility for anything...they are all criminals...