Comments on: Inspector General

By: John

John — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:45:31 +0000

Chicago thugs at work. Their hubris, greed, smugness and boldness know no bounds. They are used to getting away with this sort of stuff, and even if caught figure they will still get away with no punishment. Cocky, arrogant, lying pathological parasites.

Sorta like hospital employees with cushy $300K jobs funded by the government or community organizers.

Maybe the 2010 elections will curtail some of their unmitigated power and gall, but even that is iffy.

By: virgil xenophon

virgil xenophon — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:15:12 +0000

Kate Lennox/

You don’t EVEN understand. The Donkey Party NEVER throws their bad apples to the wolves–least of all “Chicago School” Obama–unless they’re a direct threat to Obama himself, then it’s under the bus for them. Only way they are everforced out is if they are dragged out kicking and screaming like Jim Wright by a scandal too big to ignore or voted out by their constituents disgusted for the same reason.

But if the guy is a non-elected official in one of those “twilight zone” multi-jurisdictional bureaucratic agencies in a “no-man’s land” of fuzzy legal/political, State-Federal-Local boundaries (often multi-state as well-think Port Authority of NY or numerous “Development Agencies/Authorities” like KIPDA–the Ken/Ind Development Agency Hq in Louisville and funded by both the State and the Feds) with numerous competing anbitious political and legal players at different levels within a single party, let alone both parties? Well, good luck with all that.

By: Kate Lenox

Kate Lenox — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:48:58 +0000

As often is with “personnel issues” we’re not given the real reason for Walpin’s dismissal. Here in Sacramento, many are disappointed that someone who was willing to take on Kevin Johnson is now being fired. Some of us had known about the grant money abuses that took place in 2004 but had no idea who was the correct authority to complain to. Some of us went to the Secretary of State’s office and the FPPC to complain about his use of Americorps volunteers to support certain incumbent candidates for school board who had voted to close Sacramento High and turn it over to Johnson. Others were aware of the religious component that was part of the Volunteers obligation because it was reported in the Sacramento Bee. What got the Inspector General interested was the allegations of sexual abuse involving Johnson and two Americorps volunteers. Reports in the Bee of Johnson’s settlement made to an underage girl in Phoenix gave some credence to the stories.
The settlement that was reached between Johnson and Americorps means he once again escapes real scrutiny. It’s unlikely he’ll ever repay a dime of the money. I don’t want this story to be about Obama. I want it to be about Johnson. That he his given any kind of weight as a political and public figure on the state and national stage is pathetic. Here in Sacramento it is just laughable when we’re not cryin’ about it. Obama needs to pay more attention to the actions of those he calls his allies.

By: Jim Collins

Jim Collins — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:29:04 +0000

It’s my country and I’ll do what I want to………do what I want to………do what I want to.

By: virgil xenophon

virgil xenophon — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:21:09 +0000

Abuse of power? From a graduate of the “Chicago School” of politics? I’m shocked, SHOCKED, I tell ya!

By: Quartermaster

Quartermaster — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:19:37 +0000

Broken the SNR is to laugh. The NYT is still drooling over the Obamation. Things of this sort are to be expected with this bunch.

So much of the historical election. Lottsa hope, little change.