Chuck Grassley Asks for More Information on Obama’s Firing of an Inspector General

  Sen. Chuck Grassley is so far the lone Republican asking for more information on the president’s firing of Gerald Walpin, an inspector general who found a misappropriation of funds within AmeriCorps, one of the president’s favorite organizations. He wants to know if the first lady had anything to do with the firing considering the fact that Michelle’s former chief of staff is going to be handed a plum job for the organization that runs AmeriCorps.

  My question is, why is Grassey standing alone? Why are there no other Republicans standing by him and demanding an investigation? This firing seems politically motivated and yet the Republicans for the most part are sitting quietly on this issue.

  You have to give the Democrats credit for their tenacity when it comes to Republicans who pull off similar moves to Obama’s firing of Gerald Walpin. When President Bush fired the attorneys the left jumped all over the issue and did not back down until Alberto Gonzalez was forced to resign. To this day there are people still calling for investigations.

  But now that a Democrat president has made the same basic move that George Bush did the  Republicans remain quiet. Why is that? Is it because of the beatings that Republicans have taken at the polls in the last two election cycles? That could be it.

  The bottom line as I see it on this issue is that this firing was politically motivated and the president has not supplied congress with the information on the firing that is required by law. That last fact alone should be enough to open up an investigation. Yet Republicans are giving the president a free ride. It is time for an investigation into the firing of Gerald Walpin, hopefully the Republicans will stand together with Senator Grassley. However, it looks like Republicans are just going to let this happen without a fight.