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Senator questions firing of 3 inspectors general
Chicago Trib ^ | 6/18/09 | Tom Hamburger

Posted on 06/18/2009 7:17:18 AM PDT by pissant

WASHINGTON - -- He was appointed with fanfare as the public watchdog over the government's multi-billion dollar bailout of the nation's financial system. But now Neil Barofsky is embroiled in a dispute with the Obama administration that delayed one recent inquiry and sparked questions about his ability to freely investigate.

The disagreement stems from a claim by the Treasury Department that Barofsky is not entirely independent of the agency he is assigned to examine ¿ a claim that has prompted a stern letter from a Republican senator warning that agency officials are encroaching on the integrity of an office created to protect taxpayers.

Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, sent the letter Wednesday to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner demanding information about a "dispute over certain Treasury documents" that he said were being "withheld" from Barofsky's office on a "specious claim of attorney-client privilege."

A White House spokesman declined to comment, referring questions to the Treasury Department. Treasury spokesman Andrew Williams said late Wednesday that the agency would read Grassley's letter and respond to the senator before any public comment.

(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: americorps; barofsky; bho44; bhofascism; chicagoonthepotomac; corruption; democrats; fascism; fubo; impeach; impeachobama; larrysinclairslover; obama; walpin; walpingate
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To: pissant

Rush is having some fun with this very topic..

Obama is no Clinton, but Damn close. ;-)

Go Walpin!


61 posted on 06/18/2009 11:14:50 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed.)
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To: capt. norm

62 posted on 06/18/2009 11:16:47 AM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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O was co-author of the law that supposedly protects IGs and such.. and then he fires the ‘senile,incompetent’ ol’ man Walpin.

O o . Hypocrisy, meet your master.


63 posted on 06/18/2009 11:16:59 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed.)
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To: MSSC6644

“How can you believe that an “evil, radical marxist” “seems like the cool guy next door”?

Actually, that’s what strikes me even more disquieting about 0bama. Stalin, Saddam and Pol Pot could also come across as very genial, relaxed, likeable guys when they felt like turning on the charm.


64 posted on 06/18/2009 11:18:51 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Impeach President Soros!!!)
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To: pissant

Rep. Towns now saying Walpin fired for “misconduct” - serious charge...and different story from administration.


65 posted on 06/18/2009 11:22:41 AM PDT by anniegetyourgun
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To: anniegetyourgun

Kevin Johnson is also calling Walpin a racist. Here’s a video of that ( and that Johnson calls himself little Obama and pocket Obama):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvQ4z3GL2tY&feature=player_embedded

And if that’s not bad enough, The WH is now saying it was an act of Political courage to fire Walpin. I have no words.

“A top White House lawyer called the firing of AmeriCorps inspector general Gerald Walpin an act of “political courage,” according to House Republican aides who were in a meeting with the lawyer Wednesday. “

read the rest at Washington Examiner
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/White-House-Firing-AmeriCorps-IG-an-act-of-political-courage-48538447.html


66 posted on 06/18/2009 11:29:41 AM PDT by Bush Revolution (Exhausted from this Obama mess)
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To: NormsRevenge

I saw Walpin on the Foxnews channel late rerun of Glenn Beck....senile he is NOT!


67 posted on 06/18/2009 11:31:35 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (Support Geert Wilders)
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To: pissant

Of the three firings, Gerald Walpin’s firing is the most serious of them. It involved an investigation where a law was actually broken and he was terminated immediately despite the law saying an IG cannot be fired without a 30 day cooling off period and review.


68 posted on 06/18/2009 11:37:46 AM PDT by Ptarmigan (God Hates Bunnies. God Loves Ptarmigans)
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To: Buck W.

RNC is a weak and ineffective party. Yes, the firing of IGs is a very serious matter, especially Gerald Walpin.


69 posted on 06/18/2009 11:38:52 AM PDT by Ptarmigan (God Hates Bunnies. God Loves Ptarmigans)
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To: savedbygrace

The IG is suppose to be politically neutrally, regardless of President. The firing has to have Congress’s consent and a 30 day cooling off period and than review.


70 posted on 06/18/2009 11:40:12 AM PDT by Ptarmigan (God Hates Bunnies. God Loves Ptarmigans)
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To: pissant

I guess these Republicans just do not understand the Obamareich. “We are not accountable to Congress or anyone else”, I mean we got, what, 20 Czars by now?.


71 posted on 06/18/2009 11:45:08 AM PDT by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com <----go there now,----> tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com)
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To: Le Chien Rouge

A flow chart of who is responsible to whom in the new Land of the Czars would be interesting and quickly outdated.


72 posted on 06/18/2009 11:46:48 AM PDT by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com <----go there now,----> tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com)
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To: Bush Revolution

PUBLIC LAW 110-409 [H.R. 928]
OCT. 14, 2008
INSPECTOR GENERAL REFORM ACT OF 2008
http://www.ignet.gov/pande/leg/pl110-409.htm

[*3] SEC. 3. REMOVAL OF INSPECTORS GENERAL.

(a) Establishments.—Section 3(b) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking the second sentence and inserting “If an Inspector General is removed from office or is transferred to another position or location within an establishment, the President shall communicate in writing the reasons for any such removal or transfer to both Houses of Congress, not later than 30 days before the removal or transfer. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a personnel action otherwise authorized by law, other than transfer or removal.”


73 posted on 06/18/2009 12:00:13 PM PDT by WOBBLY BOB (ACORN:American Corruption for Obama Right Now)
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To: pissant

FROM WIKIPEDIA ON KEVIN JOHNSON:

Sexual assault and harassment allegations

During the summer of 1995, a 16 year old girl alleged that Johnson had fondled her. Johnson apologized to the girl when confronted by her with that accusation during a phone conversation recorded by Phoenix police though he also stated that “what you’re saying happened, I’m not entirely agreeing happened.”[21] The Sacramento Bee stated that they had received a copy of a proposed settlement agreement, under which Johnson would have paid the girl’s family $230,000.[22] After conducting an investigation, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office declined to prosecute, on the grounds that there was not a reasonable likelihood of conviction.[23]

[edit] High School investigation

On April 16, 2008, rival mayoral candidate Leonard Padilla distributed a 2007 report of similar allegations made against Johnson at St. HOPE Sacramento High School. The allegations were investigated by local police, but no charges were filed, and the alleged victim recanted her story.[24][25] On April 29, 2008, a group of female civic leaders including former Sacramento Mayor Ann Rudin, Sacramento Municipal Utility District board member Genevieve Shiroma, and former State Senator Deborah Ortiz demanded the release of the police report on the matter.[26] The teacher to whom the student initially brought the complaint subsequently resigned over the incident, claiming, “St. HOPE sought to intimidate the student through an illegal interrogation and even had the audacity to ask me to change my story.”[27] Sacramento Police Chief Rick Braziel responded, saying “”I think the allegations at the school were handled in the way that you would want them handled. Immediately they followed all the normal protocols that they were supposed to follow. I think it was pretty clear there was nothing there... We did ask the young lady whether anyone had influenced her – her answer was no.”[25] The Sacramento County Sheriff John McGinness said on May 30, 2008, that Johnson’s actions, though ill-advised, were not illegal.[28]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Johnson


74 posted on 06/18/2009 12:05:08 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee (A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Let letterman make a joke about johnson and see what happens.


75 posted on 06/18/2009 12:17:39 PM PDT by hoosiermama (Hey hey! Ho ho! Where's your Birth Certificate/ We've a right to know!)
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To: Bush Revolution

Wish FOX would put the youtube on.


76 posted on 06/18/2009 12:38:37 PM PDT by hoosiermama (Hey hey! Ho ho! Where's your Birth Certificate/ We've a right to know!)
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To: pissant

Putin’s got nothing on Obama.


77 posted on 06/18/2009 12:59:41 PM PDT by dervish (I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself)
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To: pissant
Transparent stalinists, that is.

Indeed. It appears the Liberal Messiah is conducting His first purge.

78 posted on 06/18/2009 1:55:01 PM PDT by Repeal 16-17 (Let me know when the Shooting starts.)
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To: pissant
Hussein Oboma = Joseph Stalin
79 posted on 06/18/2009 2:02:23 PM PDT by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal")
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To: pissant
Go Grassley go!
80 posted on 06/18/2009 2:52:37 PM PDT by Polarik (It's the forgery, Stupid!)
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