A CLEARLY ILLEGAL ACT

For the first time, the President has his hands tied to a clearly illegal act. The abrupt and suspect termination of Inspector General Walpin, as it was conducted by the President and his staff, violates the provisions of the Inspector General Act that Obama himself voted for while he was Senator Obama! In this he has outdone John Kerry who voted "for the war in Iraq before he voted against it." The magnitude of this folly---or more likely, breathtaking arrogance and disregard for the law and/or anything that happened preceding his election to the Presidency is truly beyond anything we have seen any President do since Nixon. Among other things, President Obama violated the notice (advise and consent) requirements to Congress and the statutorily required time line. Even top Democrats have concluded the President violated the law.

So what happens next? It's likely Obama will 'seek forgiveness' since he did not 'ask permission', so to speak. He will try to do this privately with the Majority, and will ignore Republicans, if he can. Speaking of Republicans, this is an issue they can run with, if they but will. The appearances, Mayor Johnson being a prime supporter of the President, should enable them to score heavily against the Administration, if they but will. But will they?

Imagine this for a moment...

"President Bush today fired Inspector General Walpin over his handling of an AmeriCorps investigation, which investigation revealed that Bush's supporter, Mayor Johnson, misspent federal funds and was forced, including personally, to pay back hundreds of thousands of misspent dollars. Bush's action is in violation of the Inspector General Act..."

What do you think would be happening if the above scenario had occurred? One word sums it up:

IMPEACHMENT!

Submerged in all this is this question, which is material:

Even if, as alleged, Inspector General Walpin DID mishandle the investigation, grandstand to the media, and royally tick off the U.S. Attorney---is Walpin right in his conclusions?

The answer: obviously he is, as money has been paid back, including by the Mayor himself. The only reason Mayor Johnson is not being prosecuted is that the U.S. Attorney himself is making political points by NOT prosecuting the case---all the more to spike the ball with the IG and support the President's "case".

And does anyone doubt that President Obama's hand was in this BEFORE it came to light? Can you say "obstruction of justice"?

OK, Congress and especially 'Pubbies!---here is your chance to begin to redeem yourselves with the public and stand on the principle that we are a nation of laws, not a proto-fascist state- a kakistocracy, where the worst lead, and no man is safe in the law.

What will it be?

UIGHURS: Frolic at our expense

Why did Bermuda go behind Britain's back to make a secret deal with to accept the "Bermuda Four" Uighurs? The U.S. freely admits it kept the deal secret until it was done to "avoid opposition"! And this isn't even questioned! Imagine, what would break loose if the BUSH administration...

An exclusive photo of the Uighurs, as provided by Rushan Abbas. From L to R: Salahidin Abdulahad, Ablikim Turahun, lawyers Sabin Willett and Susan Baker Manning, Khalil Manut, and Abdulla Abdulqadir.

The Bottom Line

In case you haven't picked up on it, this all is an extension of the 'big lie' tactic---writ VERY large and growing, to whit:

If you do so much, so wrong, so fast and so often, no one can keep up, much less think about WHY it happened and, as Lenin famously posited:

" Kto Kogo?"= "Who gains"?

Who, Indeed?

M.C.