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Did Obama Abuse His Power to Punish an Investigation of His Friend?

Posted by ColoradoPatriot at 7:40 pm - June 12, 2009.
Filed under: Obama Watch

Sorry in advance for the quick hit-and-git. I’m out the door to a Rockies game and this just crossed on Drudge.

Seems Barack Obama may have fired an IG (and inso doing, even violated the law he helped craft about the procedures for such) because he was investigating a big supporter of the president.

Read through all of this. It may be the beginning of something big:

AP: Ousted AmeriCorps watchdog defends waste probe

And a more thorough detailing from the Washington Examiner: What’s behind Obama’s sudden attempt to fire the AmeriCorps inspector general?

-Nick (ColoradoPatriot) from HQ

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16 Comments

  1. That and the article about his plans to bulldoze “shrinking cities”. God forbid liberals do anything that actually helps people.

    Comment by ThatGayConservative — June 12, 2009 @ 8:30 pm - June 12, 2009

  2. You have one hour to resign or we’ll fire you!

    I hope to God that the IG on the AmeriCorps scandal has that on tape….
    Obama really is a scumbag.

    Comment by Roy Mustang — June 12, 2009 @ 8:58 pm - June 12, 2009

  3. What’s the problem? This is how they do things in Chicago.

    Obama may really have a good reason to fire this guy but we’ll never know one way or the other. The Congress won’t dare to look under the rug for fear of finding something rotten and the media wouldn’t dare risk the image of the Messiah.

    Comment by SoCalRobert — June 12, 2009 @ 9:06 pm - June 12, 2009

  4. Perhaps we can finally get the nation talking about the rampant corruption that is the Obama administration and the Democrat congress.

    One would think America might have broached the subject when he and congress passed a stimulus bill that basically gave one trillion dollars to the unions.

    Or when he seized the auto industry and, surprise, surprise ….gave it to the unions.

    Or when he shut down mostly Republican car dealerships.

    or when it was discovered his campaign intentionally removed all the safeguards that prevent illegal campaign contributions

    or when he and congress did any of the dozens of other corrupt things theyve done since taking power

    Comment by American Elephant — June 12, 2009 @ 9:38 pm - June 12, 2009

  5. This could get juicy. Talk man talk.
    This reeeeks of Nixon.

    Comment by libocrat — June 12, 2009 @ 10:23 pm - June 12, 2009

  6. Of course he did but that’s just par for the course. The cowardly, cowering Republicans and other conservatives in congress don’t have the guts to even speak up. Expect more of the same.

    Comment by rplat — June 13, 2009 @ 9:21 am - June 13, 2009

  7. “It is vital that I have the fullest confidence in the appointees serving as Inspectors General,” the president wrote. “That is no longer the case with regard to this Inspector General.”

    Translation: I need an IG who will protect my peeps.

    What was that bitching about cronyism we heard so much of from the douchebag liberals?

    Comment by ThatGayConservative — June 13, 2009 @ 4:26 pm - June 13, 2009

  8. Won’t this inspector general fall under the “whistle blower” laws?
    What happened to speaking truth to power. What happened to Obamateleprompter wanting diverse and divergent voices?
    The modern Democrat Party reeks of corruption. From the selling of his own Senate seat by former friends to the failed promise to not allow lobbying in his administration. This President is a fraud. Four years is a long time. When his popularity falls like the unpopularity of his issues, many of these hypocrisies will surface again.

    Comment by Gene in Pennsylvania — June 13, 2009 @ 9:13 pm - June 13, 2009

  9. I would have thought the littleletterpeople would have come out of their cowardly lurking to defend this. Where the heck is Levi? Why isn’t this more of a kerfuffle than firing US Attorneys?

    Comment by ThatGayConservative — June 14, 2009 @ 1:11 am - June 14, 2009

  10. #9 not many people are defending Obama on this as on the surface it looks pretty bad.

    Of course, like a lot of Obama’s actions, the real story is nowhere close to the typical conservative spin

    http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/06/obama_removes_americorps_ig_who_clashed_with_ally.php?ref=fpblg

    Comment by gillie — June 14, 2009 @ 11:12 am - June 14, 2009

  11. Ah brave sir robin…

    So you’re saying that firing attorneys who serve at the will of the President is bad, but firing an IG, in a way that violates the law that he helped write is fine?

    And citing TPM for a source is like trusting the Iranians to be honest partners after fixing the election.
    Oh, wait…

    Comment by The_Livewire — June 14, 2009 @ 11:57 am - June 14, 2009

  12. So this IG blows the whistle on Democrat corruption and gets back $400,000 of the peoples money and our young President says “I don’t think I can work with this man.” NICE! hopenchangeo

    Comment by Gene in Pennsylvania — June 14, 2009 @ 4:30 pm - June 14, 2009

  13. Notice the common thread that runs through the US Attorney firings and Obama’s firing of this Inspector General.

    Bush fired the attorneys because they refused to prosecute real crimes committed by Democrats.

    Obama fired the IG because he insisted on pointing out real crimes by Democrats.

    most corrupt party ever.

    Comment by American Elephant — June 14, 2009 @ 6:04 pm - June 14, 2009

  14. Not to sound apathetic, but it’s really never going to be anything big when the media is covering your back. They’ll just play it down or not cover it and nobody will notice or care. I don’t even think there was anything big during the Clinton years. The media just isn’t going to question Obama, and they’ll just accept whatever answer he gives. It’s unbelievable how accepting his supporters are of any excuses. The 747 over NYC is an example. Played down by the media and the answers lapped up.

    Comment by keegan — June 14, 2009 @ 10:36 pm - June 14, 2009

  15. 13. You are so right. This Democrat Party is the most corrupt party that I have seen in my 80 plus years.

    Comment by John Waggy — June 14, 2009 @ 10:36 pm - June 14, 2009

  16. #14 You re right about the media. This latest example of the media missing totally the reality of things in Iran. So many stories of hope and change in Iran, people flocking to the polls. Obamas speech making a difference. The reform candidate may win!!!!!
    Now our media has egg on their face as, either the reform candiate loses in a landslide or no reporters in Iran actually reporting on fraud and corruption. Think there will be any American media exposees on how impotent the Obama effect was? Don’t hold your breath.

    Comment by Gene in Pennsylvania — June 14, 2009 @ 10:47 pm - June 14, 2009

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