Wednesday, November 25, 2009
This is just a quick link to follow -- an "aside." These are links to interesting things that, for one reason or another, I didn't place into a full posting. Click the link to visit the full article. Go to the blog index for a regular listing of posts.
Josh Gerstein: Solomont on new White House visitor list - '...Notable in the new batch: ...the Chairman of the Board of the Corporation for National and Community Service, Alan Solomont, in to see First Lady's Chief of Staff Jackie Norris on June 9. Interesting because the very next day, President Barack Obama fired CNCS Inspector General Gerald Walpin. The records show Solomont had also been in to see Obama senior adviser Pete Rouse on May 20. However, a recent Congressional report says that meeting was actually, or additionally, with White House counsel Greg Craig. The firing caused a stir since Walpin claimed he was removed to cover for one of Obama's political allies, something the White House denies. It had been announced back on June 4 that Norris was leaving the White House to go work at CNCS. White House officials have said they do not believe the First Lady played a role in Walpin's removal.'
