Showing posts with label Norman Eisen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Norman Eisen. Show all posts

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Hidden among the recess appointments

Norman Eisen was given a recess appointment as ambassador to the Czech Republic in what smells like a political payoff. Eisen was the special counsel 'tool' President Obama had call Inspector General Gerald Walpin and demand he resign. You may remember Walpin was investigating AmeriCorps and an Obama supporter at the time. Walpin refused to resign and subsequently was fired by President Obama. Then, Obama blocked the investigation into the firing. Hopefully, this firing will be one of the things House Republicans investigate when they take control of the House Wednesday. Eisen was one of six recess appointments announced Wednesday while President Obama was in Hawaii.