Put another way…
Fuck it, I am outta here…
“Nope, sorry, can’t handle the lack of ethics anymore. I’m outta here.”
Really, can anyone blame him?
ETA: @asturcot great minds…
This is perfectly normal, like quitting football at halftime.
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
OT This is YUGE!
The Supreme Court today denied a stay, and lifted a temporary stay by Chief Justice Roberts, in Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington’s (CREW) landmark dark money case against Crossroad GPS and the Federal Election Commission (FEC). This decision, following similar decisive decisions by the district court and court of appeals this week, means that effective immediately, anyone making more than $250 in express advocacy ads — ads that tell viewers who to vote for or against — must now disclose the identities of all contributors who gave more than $200 in a year. They must also identify who among those contributors earmarked their contributions for express ads. Because of this decision, the contributors for a major category of dark money spending this fall will have to be disclosed to the public.
SCOTUS denies stay, new disclosure ruling goes into effect - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
In time for the midterms?
Effective immediately!
Riiiight.
Elkins’ departure “will definitely not impact any of the ongoing OIG reviews related to allegations regarding former EPA Administrator Pruitt and his staff,” Lagda said in an email.
And if you believe that, I got some nice swampland in DC to sell ya.
I’m beginning to think the fix is in.
The only question left is, will democracy survive?
When all the watchdogs leave…
Exactly. But was he really a watchdog if he skips out before actually finishing the job? I have no idea.
Maybe this is on the up-and-up, but isn’t offering a job you “just couldn’t refuse” to the person in charge of a political investigation one of the methods used in the Attorney Generals firing scandal?
If I recall it was pretty darn successful in shutting down certain “problematic” investigations…
Check out the law governing the appointment of IGs:
There shall be at the head of each Office an Inspector General who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, management analysis,public administration, or investigations.
5app U.S.C. sec. 3 (emphasis mine)
If integrity is the basis for appointment, then there should be some interesting confirmation fights ahead.
Wow, it’s about time they came to their senses on the excessive dark money. Good for CREW, congratulations!
Best OT comment in recent memory. Excellent news!!!