I said it before. Obama broke the law. He needs to be impeached. That’s also the law.
Ace is covering it also:
Huh: Key Democratic Ally Claire McCaskill Admits Obama “Didn’t Follow Law” on Firing AmericaCorps IG
Actually, she says he failed to follow proper procedure, which is a nice way of saying “did not follow the law,” which in turn is a nice way of saying “broke the law.”
She demands Obama immediately reinstate the illegally-fired IG and appoint a special prosecutor to investigate his conduct in this matter.
Just kidding.
She wants him to make up a better explanation, one that “sounds legal.”
“The White House has failed to follow the proper procedure in notifying Congress as to the removal of the Inspector General for the Corporation for National and Community Service,” McCaskill said. “The legislation which was passed last year requires that the president give a reason for the removal.”
Related:
Obama playing hardball on Walpin as key Dem calls foul
by Ed Morrissey
The Obama administration went into hardball mode in its quest to rid itself of a troublesome Inspector General and to protect a sweetheart deal for a political ally. The White House sent a letter to Congress last night that accused Gerald Walpin of senility in all but name, alleging that Walpin had been confused and disoriented at a key meeting. However, that hardly fits with the manner in which the Obama administration attempted to push Walpin out of his post:
“Mr. Walpin was removed after a review was unanimously requested by the bi-partisan Board of the Corporation,” Obama ethics counsel Norm Eisen wrote in a letter to senators Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Susan Collins (R-Me.), with a copy directed to McCaskill. “The Board’s action was precipitated by a May 20, 2009 Board meeting at which Mr. Walpin was confused, disoriented, unable to answer questions and exhibited other behavior that led the Board to question his capacity to serve.”
Also related:
Next Up… The Health Care Infomercial
By Bobby Eberle
Remember the good, old days when reporters were tough on everyone… working hard to find the facts and get the scoop? Ok, ok, neither do I. I guess I’m too young. How about the days when the line between journalism and political advocacy was starting to blur? Remember those days? Well, now that line is completely gone.
With Obama’s big push for a national health care system that is estimated to cost $1.6 trillion in coming years, ABC News has decided to help get the message out. Next week, they are broadcasting a special called “Questions for the President: Prescription for America” from INSIDE the White House. It will be a question and answer session with questions selected by ABC News from members of an “audience.” The only side of the health care debate that will be presented is Obama’s. So much for that blurry line of separation…
As reported in a FOXNews.com story, on June 24, “ABC News will host an hour-long special on health care reform in the U.S. next Wednesday from the White House East Room — a move that ABC is defending but critics are calling a surrender to the Obama administration’s effort to control the debate.”
According to ABC News, “participants will present a broad range of ‘divergent opinions in this historic debate.’” The problem, as anyone can clearly see, is that only Obama will be doing the talking, and we all know what kind of program will result.
