Byron York of the Washington Examiner has been out front on Obama’s strong-armed tactics against the Inspector General of AmeriCorps. Today, Rep. Dan Issa sent a letter to WH Counsel Gregory Craig:
In order to dispel allegations that the removal of Mr. Walpin was the product of any inappropriate political motivation, please provide responses to the following by June 26:
1. A full and complete explanation of the White House’s reason for terminating Mr. Walpin;
2. A full and complete explanation of whom the White House consulted in order to evaluate the performance of Mr. Walpin;
3. Given the White House considered Mr. Walpin’s conduct as CNCS IG so unprofessional as to warrant his removal, please provide a full and complete explanation of why the White House gave him the option of resigning; and,
4. A full and complete explanation of why the White House decided to effectuate Mr. Walpin’s removal through an ultimatum delivered over the phone.
With GOP pols from both houses of Congress speaking out, it signals that Democrats are not going to be able to sit on their hands. As York asks today, will this be stonewalled? The obvious comparrison is Travelgate. Yet that Clinton debacle did not involve clear congressional oversite and a statute that was sponsored by the President himself. Clear legal issues are at hand.
Another larger issue is at work and that is the use of AmeriCorps workers by Democrats for party building. Its clear that this is what Kevin Johnson was doing in Sacremento, and its something the Obama administration quietly wants to do anyhow by getting the American taxpayer to pay for Democrat Party infrastructure. They’d love be able to hire college kids under the umbrella of AmeriCorps and put them to work for Democrat Party affiliates much like is already being done with ACORN.
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This post was written by bobsikes on June 16, 2009
