Obama health czar led companies in trouble - Health care- msnbc.com »
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Nancy-Ann DeParle, President Barack Obama’s health policy czar, served as a director of corporations that faced scores of federal investigations, whistleblower lawsuits and other regulatory actions, according to government records reviewed by the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University.
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k9kssr4 months, 1 week ago
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Wolfie, I must say I had some of those same, exact thoughts! Why can't Obama find someone to serve in his administration that seems somewhat upstanding and honest.
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Is it him or is there no one with integrity left that is willing to serve.
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k9kssr4 months, 1 week ago
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FTA: "Since leaving her government job running Medicare for the Clinton administration, DeParle built a lucrative private-sector career. Records show she earned more than $6.6 million since early 2001, according to a tally by the Investigative Reporting Workshop.
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Much of that corporate career was built at companies that have frequently had to defend themselves against federal investigations. After leaving government, DeParle accepted director positions at half a dozen companies suspected of violating the very laws and regulations she had enforced for Medicare. Those companies got into further trouble on her watch as a director."
This just does not inspire confidence that she would be a good person over health care. And, besides, this is one of those gawd-awful CZAR positions that I also think are a very bad idea! -
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nostalgia4 months, 1 week ago
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Just another ethically challenged member of this administration!
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Of course it is looking like there are going to be more IGs heads on the chopping block. Guess the IGs are far too ethical for this administration to tolerate
Who railroaded the Amtrak inspector general?
The latest government ombudsman to get the muzzle: Amtrak inspector general Fred Weiderhold. The longtime veteran employee was abruptly “retired” last month –just as the government-subsidized rail service faces mounting complaints about its meddling in financial audits and probes.
On June 18, Weiderhold met with Amtrak officials to discuss the results of an independent report by the Washington, D.C. law firm, Willkie, Farr & Gallagher. The 94-page report has been made publicly available through the office of whistleblower advocate Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa). It concluded that the “independence and effectiveness” of the Amtrak inspector general’s office “are being substantially impaired” by the agency’s Law Department. Amtrak bosses have effectively gagged their budgetary watchdogs from communicating with Congress without preapproval; required that all Amtrak documents be “pre-screened” (and in some cases redacted) before being turned over to the inspector general’s office; and taken control over the IG’s $5 million portion of federal stimulus dollars.
http://michellemalkin.com/2009/07/01/who-railroade...
And look who is replacing “retired” IG Weiderhold - Lorraine Green.
As the article notes:
Who is Lorraine Green? She’s a former Amtrak human resources executive and faithful Democrat donor with no experience in the inspector general business. Her expertise? Managing “diversity initiatives” for the agency. Watchdog out. Lapdog in.
Now she's going to be effective, isn't she? -
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