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Waxman Joins Chorus Urging Special Counsel To Resign
Special Counsel Scott Bloch is under investigation by the FBI. His own employees can't stand him. And now pressure is mounting from Capitol Hill for one of Washington's top watchdogs to step down.
House oversight committee chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) sent Bloch a letter yesterday urging him to step down from the agency charged with investigating allegations of retaliation against whistle blowers.
The mission of the agency should be the paramount consideration. It is for this reason that I have concluded that OSC would be better served with new leadership and urge you to step down as the Special Counsel. Such a move would be in the best interest of the agency and the federal employees its charged to protect.
Waxman's letter comes after Bloch's chief deputy resigned from the office citing "political agendas."
Up until now, Waxman has been uncharacteristically quiet regarding allegations of Bloch's misconduct, which includes retaliating against whistleblowers in his own office.
The committee's ranking member, Tom Davis (R-VA), called for Bloch's resignation weeks ago.
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Buh-bye, Scotty. Door. Ass. Way out.
July 29, 2008 11:19 AM | Reply | Permalink
God those strongly worded missives hurt. Yep. I can't take another one and will leave forthwith, if not sooner. Yep. Now where was I?
July 29, 2008 11:50 AM | Reply | Permalink
Int. / Day
POV is behind the large, expensive desk that anchors a roomy, well-appointed executive office featuring walls of windows and high-priced decor. In the foreground is the back of an enormous chair, and from it extend two well-shod feet that rest and wiggle idly on the desktop. These belong to Special Counsel SCOTT BLOCH; in front of the desk, in medium frame, paces his flunky, SMITTY.
SMITTY: (patting his forehead with a hankie)
I tell you, boss, it's all goin' SOUTH! We suddenly got all the luck of an Afghan wedding party! Everyone but Rachael Ray is calling us chuck roast!
SCOTT:
Fuggum.
SMITTY:
This is serious! Even Waxman is asking us to consider, maybe, if it's not too much trouble, to... kinda... maybe... step down.
SCOTT:
Step DOWN!!?
SMITTY:
Quit. Kinda. They don't like us slingin' those whistleblowers on the wall.
SCOTT:
WHISTLEBLOWERS! Blow me!
(SCOTT's hand reaches out and flicks some dust from the tip of a shoe.)
SMITTY:
Whatta we gonna do, chief?
SCOTT:
Smitty, pencil me in for another hot-tub retreat in the Adirondacks. I think better in cocoa butter.
Next week's episode: "Fug Resignation"
July 29, 2008 12:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
Luv it! Time to start a political cartoon bus., or are you aka Garry Trudeau?
July 29, 2008 2:24 PM | Reply | Permalink
Urge him to leave? This is the best we can manage for the obstruction of justice put forward by the Blochhead?
July 29, 2008 1:02 PM | Reply | Permalink