From: *Travis* Date: Fri, Jun 12, 2009 Subject: President Obama's Johnson
OpenMarket.org - Free Markets & Limited Government<http://www.openmarket.org/> [image: Link to OpenMarket.org] <http://www.openmarket.org/> ------------------------------ In Cover-Up, Obama Fires Inspector General to Shield Crony and Waste Taxpayer Money<http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Openmarketorg/~3/7gO0Qw_Ohio/> Posted: 12 Jun 2009 12:27 PM PDT Obama is firing an inspector general, Gerald Walpin<http://www.examiner.com/x-7812-DC-SCOTUS-Examiner~y2009m6d12-In-coverup-Obama-fires-inspector-general-in-order-to-shield-crony-and-waste-taxpayer-money>, who uncovered wrongdoing by a prominent Obama supporter and opposed letting him off the hook. Ironically, when Obama recently nominated<http://bench.nationalreview.com/post/?q=YTBiY2Q0NmNjNmY5ZjE2Zjc3YjdjMjQyM2JlNTg4ZGQ=>a liberal judge<http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=OTY0NmMwYjdhODdhNWM0N2NjYWIyZmQyMjU1ODBiZmU=>to the Supreme Court, his Administration trumpeted<http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/02/white-houses-sotomayor-talking-points/>Walpin’s support<http://www2.nationalreview.com/dest/2009/06/02/descriptionjudicialrestraint.pdf>for her. Walpin is the Inspector General for the Americorps program, which is riddled with waste<http://michellemalkin.com/2009/06/12/obamas-americorps-scandal-and-the-first-ladys-meddling/>, fraud, and ideological misuse<http://www.examiner.com/x-7812-DC-SCOTUS-Examiner~y2009m4d21-Obama-to-Sign-6-Billion-National-Service-Boondoggle-Mandatory-Service-Mulled>of taxpayer funds. But when Walpin recently exposed wrongdoing<http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Whats-behind-Obamas-sudden-firing-of-the-AmeriCorps-inspector-general-47877797.html>by a prominent Obama supporter, Kevin Johnson, Obama moved to fire Walpin<http://michellemalkin.com/2009/06/12/obamas-americorps-scandal-and-the-first-ladys-meddling/>. Walpin protested the Administration’s failure to hold Johnson, a liberal mayor, accountable for using taxpayer money to pay for “political activities”<http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Whats-behind-Obamas-sudden-firing-of-the-AmeriCorps-inspector-general-47877797.html>and pay volunteers to run “personal errands for”<http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Whats-behind-Obamas-sudden-firing-of-the-AmeriCorps-inspector-general-47877797.html>Johnson “and even wash his car.”<http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Whats-behind-Obamas-sudden-firing-of-the-AmeriCorps-inspector-general-47877797.html> Obama staffers are now apparently claiming that Walpin, whom the Obama Administration recently quoted as an authority (given his stature as a former federal prosecutor and big-name law firm partner), is a right-wing renegade (a ridiculous claim). As Senator Grassley has noted, Walpin’s diligent investigations have saved taxpayers millions of dollars<http://michellemalkin.com/2009/06/12/obamas-americorps-scandal-and-the-first-ladys-meddling/> . Walpin notes that although he uncovered massive wrongdoing by Johnson, it has led only to a sham settlement: $350,000 that is supposed to be paid back to the taxpayers never will be, since the entity that Johnson used to receive taxpayer money and spend it on himself now “is insolvent,”<http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Whats-behind-Obamas-sudden-firing-of-the-AmeriCorps-inspector-general-47877797.html>and its “settlement agreement was carefully drafted so that no obligation is imposed on” Johnson for that money, only the defunct entity he controlled. That’s so even though it was Johnson who used Americorps money to pay volunteers to “wash his car” and run “personal errands” for him. <https://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wu-mVBxZJD6f9ARebDmOQdb2XyY/0/da> <https://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wu-mVBxZJD6f9ARebDmOQdb2XyY/1/da> Email delivery powered by Google -- *~@):~{> -- *~@):~{> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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