Rising to Walpin's defense

The Hill:

Allies and former colleagues of Gerald Walpin, the inspector general for the Corporation for National and Community Service fired by President Obama, are mounting an aggressive defense of his integrity and competency.

A bipartisan group of 145 current and former public officials, U.S. attorneys and legal scholars signed a letter vouching for his competency. The June 23 letter was sent to White House Counsel Gregory Craig, as well as the chairmen and ranking members of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, the Senate Finance Committee and the House Government Oversight panel.

“We have known Gerald Walpin as a leading member of the New York Bar for many years,” they wrote. “Many of us have seen him and heard him speak including at this month’s meeting of the Second Circuit Judicial Conference and last week’s meeting of the Board of the Federal Bar Council.”

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The administration's excuse for firing Walpin continues to look contrived and weak. The question remains whether the Democrats will have the courage to challenge the administration on this travesty. I suspect they will not. The Republicans should be prepared to add this to their culture of corruption kit to use against Democrats in coming elections.

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