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Is that a Second Shoe I See Dropping?

Jimmie | July 19, 2009 | Comments (3)

The Inspectors General scandal has now become a little more interesting. Gerald Walpin, the AmeriCorps inspector general who was summarily fired in June amid controversy over his investigation of a politically-connected supporter of President Obama, has filed suit alleging that the firing was “unlawful,” “politically driven,” “procedurally defective” and “a transparent and clumsily-conducted effort to [...]

I Do Not Forsee an Increase in Humility

Jimmie | July 17, 2009 | Comments (8)

I suppose the question now is who will play him when this movie is made? I’m calling dibs on Kevin Smith to play my role as Plucky Blogger Who Links All Stacy’s IG Scandal Updates.

Some Bloggers Write Books. Some Rattle the Tip Jar. Guess Which I Am?

Jimmie | July 16, 2009 | Comments (0)

What separates bloggers like me from blogging superstars? Well, for one, bloggers like me don’t write books destined for the bestseller list. Heck, we don’t even get well-earned credit by the author in a book destined for the bestseller list. Actually, bloggers like me are reduced to begging for pocket change so they can perhaps [...]

Huffing and Puffing, the Scandal Slowly but Surely Climbed the Hill…

Jimmie | July 14, 2009 | Comments (1)

“I think I can! I think I can! I think I can!”, said The Little Scandal that Could. “We’re not there yet,” one Democratic source on Capitol Hill said last week, when asked about the prospect for hearings on the Obama administration’s firing of AmeriCorps inspector general Gerald Walpin. Congressional investigators are still conducting interviews [...]

Because “Nanny Nanny Boo Boo” Was Too Much Legalese?

Jimmie | July 10, 2009 | Comments (2)

The ball just keeps on rolling in the Inspectors General scandal. Byron York reported yesterday that the general counsel for the Corporation for National and Community Service, the agency that oversees AmeriCORPS, decided to invent an interesting reason not to talk to Congressional investigators. Frank Trinity, general counsel for the Corporation, met with a bipartisan [...]

The Inspectors General Scandal and Real Journalism, Blogger-Style

Jimmie | June 28, 2009 | Comments (2)

If you are at all interested in the Inspectors General scandal, but think that there’s no way you can get caught up on all whole story, then you need to read two essential posts by Stacy McCain. He has written a couple detailed accounts of the events thus far and tossed in a little commentary, [...]

Wanted: A Couple Mad-Dog Journalists

Jimmie | June 22, 2009 | Comments (1)

Stacy has some interesting thoughts on IG-Gate. At this point, IG-Gate raises two basic questions: Does all this suspicious smoke indicate a genuinely scandalous fire? That is to say, is there genuine crime or ethical misconduct involved, or are the inspectors generals just victims of political hardball which, while rudely thuggish in typical Chicago fashion, [...]

The IG Story is Growing Legs. Running Comes Next.

Jimmie | June 20, 2009 | Comments (5)

Stacy McCain spent the day Thursday in and around Capitol Hill doing some actual reporting on what he’s dubbed “IG-Gate”. I’ve written about that growing scandal here and here and NTC News has been all over the story with the latest developments available here. His reporting work then has borne fruit in a piece for [...]