Culture of Corruption: Obama and His Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks, and Cronies (48 page)

6
Office of Inspector General Of The Corporation for National and Community Service, “Special Report to Congress From The Office of Inspector General Of The Corporation for National and Community Service,” op cit.

7
Byron York, “Inspector General: Rhee visited me to intervene for Johnson,”
Washington Examiner
, November 24, 2009; available online at:
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/Inspector-general_-Rheeintervened-for-Johnson-8577747-71924762.html#ixzz0k4mLT0J9
. [accessed April 3, 2010].

8
Michelle Malkin, “Obama’s AmeriCrooks and cronies scandal Updated,”
michellemalkin.com
, June 17, 2009; available online at:
http://michellemalkin.com/2009/06/17/obamas-americrooks-and-cronies-scandal/
[accessed March 9, 2010].

9
Joint Staff Committee, “The Firing of the Inspector General for the Corporation for National and Community Service,” op cit.

10
Michelle Malkin, “Obama’s Americorps scandal—and the First Lady’s meddling,” op cit.

11
Suzanne Perry, “New National-Service Adviser Discusses Her Plans,”
Chronicle of Philanthropy
, June 25, 2009; available online at
http://philanthropy.com/blogPost/New-National-Service-Adviser/10582/
[accessed April 3, 2010].

12
U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Republicans, “White House Staff Cut Short Interview Regarding Conflicting Statements Made About Firing of Inspector General,” December 14, 2009; available online at:
http://republicans.oversight.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=446%3Awhite-staff-cut-short-interview-regarding-conflicting-statements-made-about-firing-of-inspector-general&catid =22&Itemid=29
[accessed April 3, 2010].

13
Byron York, “Gerald Walpin speaks: The inside story of the AmeriCorps firing,”
Washington Examiner
, June 14, 2009; available online at:
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Gerald-Walpin-speaks-the-inside-story-of-the-AmeriCorps-firing-48030697.html
. [accessed March 9, 2010].

14
Joint Staff Committee, “The Firing of the Inspector General for the Corporation for National and Community Service,” op cit.

15
Letter from Arthur N. Abbey et al. to Sens. Joseph Lieberman, Susan Collins, Max Baucus, Charles Grassley, and Reps. Edolphus Towns, Darrell Issa, and White House Counsel Gregory Craig, June 23, 2009; available online at:
http://www2.nationalreview.com/dest/2009/06/24/description-walpin.pdf
[accessed March 9, 2010].

16
Ibid.

17
Josh Gerstein, “Ousted IG cleared in Kevin Johnson flap,”
Politico
, November 10, 2009; available online at:
http://www.politico.com/blogs/joshgerstein/1109/Ousted_IG_cleared_in_Kevin_Johnson_flap.html
[accessed April 4, 2010].

18
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Republicans, “Issa-Grassley Release New Documents Exposing Politicization of Inspector General Firing,” March 2, 2010; available online at:
http://republicans.oversight.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=579:issa-grassley-release-new-documents-exposing-politicization-of-inspector-general-firing&catid=22&Itemid=1&layout=default&date=2010-02-01
[accessed April 4, 2010].

19
Ibid.

20
Michelle Malkin, “Americrooks: The volunteerism scandal Hollywood won’t be broadcasting,” October 21, 2009; available online at:
http://michellemalkin.com/2009/10/21/americrooks-the-volunteerism-scandal-hollywood-wont-be-broadcasting/
[accessed April 4, 2010].

21
John Kelly, “Biggest AmeriCorps Program Gets Slashed,”
Youth Today
, September 29, 2009; available online at:
http://www.youthtoday.org/publication/article.cfm?article_id=3549
[accessed April 4, 2010].

22
Michelle Malkin, “Who railroaded the Amtrak inspector general?”
michellemalkin.com
, July 1, 2009; available online at:
http://michelle-malkin.com/2009/07/01/who-railroaded-the-amtrak-inspector-general/
[accessed March 9, 2010].

23
Ibid.

24
Ibid.

25
Christopher Conkey, “House Committee Probes Amtrak IG’s Retirement,”
Wall Street Journal
, June 29, 2009; available online at:
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/06/29/house-committee-probes-amtrak-igs-retirement/tab/article/
[accessed March 9, 2010].

26
Michelle Malkin, “Geithner: Can’t get taxes straight, can’t get dates straight . . .”
michellemalkin.com
, March 20, 2009; available online at:
http://michellemalkin.com/2009/03/20/geithner-cant-get-taxes-straight-cant-get-dates-straight/
[accessed March 9, 2010].

27
Matt Jaffe, “Treasury Dispute with Bailout Watchdog Stems from AIG Bonus Audit; Now Congressman Calls For Investigation,” ABC News, Political Punch, June 19, 2009; available online at:
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/06/treasury-dispute-with-bailout-watchdog-stems-from-aig-bonus-audit-now-congressman-calls-for-investigation.html
[accessed March 9, 2010].

28
Ibid.

29
Senator Charles Grassley, “Grassley seeks information about possible interference with work of Amtrak IG,” U.S. Senate home page of Senator Charles Grassley, June 19, 2009; available online at:
http://grassley.senate.gov/news/Article.cfm?customel_dataPageID_1502=21405
[accessed March 9, 2010].

30
Matt Jaffe, “Treasury Dispute with Bailout Watchdog Stems from AIG Bonus Audit,” op cit.

31
Ibid.

32
Evan Perez and Deborah Solomon, “Treasury Retreats From Standoff With TARP Watchdog,”
Wall Street Journal
, September 3, 2009; available online at:
http://online.wsj.com//files/05/14/20/f051420/public/article/SB125193355469281319.html
[accessed March 9, 2010].

33
“Obama Earns Praise for Green Action in First 100 Days,” Environment News Service, April 29, 2009; available online at:
http://www.ensnewswire.com/ens/apr2009/2009-04-29-091.asp
[accessed April 24, 2010].

34
Michelle Malkin, “EPA plays hide and seek; suppressed report revealed,”
michellemalkin.com
, June 26, 2009; available online at:
http://michellemalkin.com/2009/06/26/epa-plays-hide-and-seek-suppressed-report-revealed/
[accessed April 24, 2010].

35
Richard Morrison, “CEI Releases Global Warming Study Censored by EPA,” Competitive Enterprise Institute press release, June 25, 2009; available online at:
http://cei.org/news-release/2009/06/25/cei-releases-global-warming-study-censored-epa
[accessed April 24, 2010].

36
Michelle Malkin, “EPA whistleblower’s office on the chopping block,”
michellemalkin.com
, August 26, 2009; available online at:
http://michelle-malkin.com/2009/08/26/war-on-watchdogs-epa-whistleblowers-office-on-the-chopping-block
/ [accessed April 24, 2010].

37
John M. Broder, “Behind the Furor Over a Climate Change Skeptic,”
New York Times
, September 24, 2009; available online at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/25/science/earth/25epa.html
[accessed April 24, 2010].

38
Letter available online at
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/documents/OPM_IG_letter_2010.pdf
[accessed April 2, 2010].

39
Ibid.

40
Ed O’Keefe, “OMB staffer intimidated OPM’s watchdog, will face disciplinary action,”
Washington Post
, Federal Eye, March 8, 2010; available online at:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2010/03/omb_staffer_intimidated_opms_w.html
[accessed March 9, 2010].

41
Ibid.

42
Robert Brodsky, “OMB staffer to be disciplined for threats to IG,” Government Executive, March 9, 2010; available online at:
http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/300910rb1.htm
[accessed April 2, 2010].

43
Ed Morrissey, “Why did Obama meet with the CBO,”
HotAir.com
, July 21, 2009; available online at:
http://hotair.com/archives/2009/07/21/why-did-obama-meet-with-the-cbo/
[accessed April 2, 2010].

44
Peter Orszag, “CBO and IMAC,” Office of Management and Budget blog, July 25, 2009; available online at:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/blog/09/07/25/CBOandIMAC/
[accessed April 2, 2010].

45
Stephen Spruiell, “Obama’s Blame-Game Gambit,”
National Review
Online, July 29, 2009; available online at:
http://article.nationalreview.com/401422/obamas-blame-game-gambit/stephen-spruiell
[accessed April 20, 2010].

46
Ibid.

47
John Kass, “Obama’s political play should shock no one,”
Chicago Tribune
, June 21, 2009; available online to registered readers at:
http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2009/jun/21/news/chi-kass-21-jun21
[accessed March 9, 2010].

CHAPTER 1

1
Julian Sancton, “Keeping Up with History,”
Vanity Fair
, March 2009; available online at:
http://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2009/03/on-the-cover200903
[accessed April 25, 2009].

2
Maureen Orth, “Can Obama’s New Team Make Government Cool Again?”
Vanity Fair
, February 2, 2009; available online at:
http://www.vanityfair.com/online/politics/2009/02/can-obamas-new-team-make-government-cool-again.html
. [accessed April 25, 2009].

3
Julian Sancton, “Keeping Up with History,” op cit.

4
Jonathan Martin, “West Wing on steroids in Obama W.H.,”
Politico
, January 25, 2009; available online at:
http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=0C0BFFC6-18FE-70B2-A81DFADDD12EF731
[accessed April 25, 2009].

5
Maureen Orth, “Can Obama’s New Team Make Government Cool Again?” op cit.

6
R. Jeffrey Smith, Cecilia Kang, and Joe Stephens, “Old Ways Doomed New Job for Daschle,”
Washington Post
, February 4, 2009; available online at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/03/AR2009020300912.html
[accessed April 25, 2009].

7
“Daschle out as health nominee due to tax problems,” Associated Press, February 3, 2009; available online at:
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/articles/2009/02/03/news/doc4988966f32a06429069907.txt
[accessed April 25, 2009].

8
Jeff Zeleny, “Daschle Ends Bid for Post; Obama Concedes Mistake,”
New York Times
, February 3, 2009; available online at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/04/us/politics/04obama.html?hp
[accessed April 25, 2009].

9
Alina Selyukh, “Obama Challenges Clinton For Most Nominee Dropouts,”
National Journal
, February 17, 2009; available online at:
http://lostintransition.nationaljournal.com/2009/02/obama-nominee-dropouts.php
[accessed April 25, 2009].

10
Barbara Slavin, “Obama backs out on Iraq appointment,”
Washington Times
, February 4, 2009; available online at:
http://www.washington-times.com/news/2009/feb/04/obama-backs-out-iraq-appointment/
[accessed April 25, 2009].

11
Laura Rosen, “General Zinni gets undiplomatic treatment from Obama team,”
Foreign Policy
, February 4, 2009; available online at:
http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/02/04/zinni_unloads
[accessed April 25, 2009].

12
Eric Schmitt and Mark Landler, “General Says His Iraq Envoy Job Was Rescinded,”
New York Times
, February 5, 2009; available online at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/06/washington/06envoy.html
[accessed April 25, 2009].