Obama is willing to circumvent the law and screw over the primary bond holders in GM and Chrysler, making sure his union buddies get taken care of. Now he is willing to ignore a law he co-sponsored to take care of his buddy KJ!



Obama Fires Inspector General Who Investigated a Friend
Monday, June 15, 2009
Gerald Walpin

President Barack Obama tried late last week to quietly fire an inspector general who had investigated a close political ally, a move that prompted attention from several media sources anyway. Obama terminated Gerald Walpin, inspector general of the Corporation for National and Community Service, which runs the AmeriCorps program, after Walpin launched an investigation last year that involved Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, a former NBA player who had founded a community group called St. HOPE Academy.

Walpin’s audit of St. HOPE, which sought to find out how the organization had spent $847,673 in grant funds from AmeriCorps, came in the middle of Johnson’s reelection campaign. At that time, Walpin raised the specter of funds being diverted and misused by Johnson’s organization. The Democrat and supporter of Obama called the investigation “politically motivated,” and his aides brought up details about Walpin’s support for Republican Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney to indicate bias on his part. In 2007 and 2008, Walpin donated money to the presidential campaigns of Rudy Giuliani and John McCain.

In April, St. HOPE Academy agreed to a settlement with the federal government to pay $423,836.50, of which $72,836.50 came out of Johnson’s pocket. Walpin was cut out of those negotiations to settle the matter.

After hearing of the inspector general’s firing, Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) complained to Obama in a letter, which reminded him that he had supported legislation last year as a U.S. senator requiring the president to give Congress 30 days notice in writing of the reasons for terminating or transferring any inspector general.


Here are a couple of choice quotes from Senator Grassley's letter you might enjoy

In a letter to the President, Senator Charles Grassley (R - Iowa) urges him to review the law he might be violating - a law that Obama had co-sponsered with Senator Grassley:

Last year, President Bush signed the Inspector General Reform Act (P.L. 110-409) into law. Both you and I were cosponsors of this important legislation that was introduced to strengthen the independence and integrity of the Inspectors General. One of the most important provisions of the legislation we cosponsored was Section 3 which amended the procedures for the removal of Inspectors General. Specifically, Section 3 requires that, "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." No such notice was provided to Congress in this instance.

Senator Grassley also reminded the President why he and then Senator Obama proposed such a law:

"The Committee intends that Inspectors General who fail to perform their duties properly whether through malfeasance or nonfeasance, or whose personal actions bring discredit upon the office, be removed. The requirement to notify the Congress in advance of the reasons for the removal should serve to ensure that Inspectors General are not removed for political reasons."


Oh yes political reasons,,, What might those be??? Perhaps it was because Inspector Walpin was a republican??? Or maybe it was because Obama's buddy was under the microscope? Either way this guy has a history of catching cheats and getting more than 75 million of fraudulently spent grant money back! I didn't really like Clinton to much, but damn I miss those days. He was a crook but at least he was quiet about it. Still waiting to see some of that "most ethical, transparent administration in history".