The White House Fires a Watchdog
16th June 2009
We’ve long disliked the position of inspectors general, on grounds that they are creatures of Congress designed to torment the executive. Yet this case appears to be one in which an IG was fired because he criticized a favorite Congressional and executive project (AmeriCorps), and refused to bend to political pressure to let the Sacramento mayor have his stimulus dollars.
Gee, wonder where all the froth-at-the-mouth folk are who bitched about Bush firing some U.S. Attorneys? Guess they must have something else to do.