[Puddleglum]

I’d say the firing should be considered a very serious offense, given the law he broke (required 30 days notice to Congress) and the aplomb with which he broke it. It is a test to see how much he can get away with, but this time, he has directly thumbed his nose at Congress. In any case, the fact that this is becoming publicized ought to at least jog Congress into an remembrance of its role in providing checks and balances on the executive branch.

[spectre]

"Eisen charged that at a May 20, 2009 board meeting Walpin "was confused, disoriented, unable to answer questions and exhibited other behavior that led the Board to question his capacity to serve."

What's wrong with that statement?

We are taught when a normal person displays unusual behavior such as this, it would be important to have that person seek immediate medical help.

The man could have been stroking, FGS.

It would be highly unusual to fire someone for that unless they were drunk or high.

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[BP2]

I am thinking that Congress — if they do anything — may not be over the firing, but the ensuing, ongoing cover-up.

There's obviously more than meets the eye here concerning Walpin:

— Walpin was a Bush IG pick, confirmed by the US Senate, and sworn in January 8, 2007
— Walpin is a Yale alumni that supported Supreme Court Justice Alito, who Obama staunchly opposed in Senate Confirmation hearings
— Walpin is a Jewish Bush supporter
— Walpin was responsible for oversight of the Corporation for National and Community Service which includes AmeriCorps, Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) and Senior Corps. As these agencies are about to undergo MASSIVE expansion under Obama's "stimulus" package, Walpin would have stood squarely in the way of any (planned) fraud of these agencies.