Last week I wrote Scott Bloch Must Appoint Another Special Counsel. Bloch is the head of the Office of Special Counsel, which has begun an investigation - a long-needed an unarguably very important investigation - into Karl Rove's office. (Details in that link and more here at The Carpetbagger.)
If only they'd listened:
No sooner had the U.S. Office of Special Counsel announced a wide-ranging probe into allegedly improper political activities by White House officials and appointees than the effort has run aground, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and the Project On Government Oversight. Further complicating matters, Special Counsel Scott Bloch’s pledge to investigate the White House comes as a White House-commissioned investigation into misconduct charges against Bloch enters its final stage.
Oh you bastards.
"It makes no sense for Scott Bloch to investigate the White House while the White House investigates Bloch,” stated PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch, noting that Bloch has told allies that the White House has twice asked Bloch to resign but Bloch, who is in the midst of a fixed five-year term, can only be removed for cause. “Bloch should recuse himself from this case and hand the matter over either to career staff at OSC or to an outside entity, such as the relevant Inspectors General or Congress.”
Oy weh. More on this particular manifestation of Bush-Republican sickness here. Mind the open sores.
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