Secretary Chu will take “full responsibility” today for the government’s decision to throw a half-billion’s worth of taxpayer money into a failing energy company, despite its own watchdogs’ recommendations (and the government’s decision to pressure Solyndra into not reporting layoffs until after the ’10 midterms) – while at the same time insisting that nothing untoward occurred. In other words, Chu will not take any kind of responsibility at all.
But this is not about ‘responsibility.’ This is merely the next step in the resignation game. Chu will be grilled today on this topic:
In advance of Thursday’s hearing, investigators with the Republican led committee released the latest batch of internal emails it has reviewed. Among them were emails that suggested that Energy officials asked the company to delay layoffs at its California facility until after the Nov. 2 midterm elections.
The two congressmen leading the investigation, Reps. Fred Upton (Mich.) and Cliff Stearns (Fla.) released a statement saying they hope Chu’s testimony will “shed light on key questions about the decision-making inside the Department of Energy and the role of other agencies and officials, from the Office of Management and Budget to the west wing of the White House.”
Secretary Chu will then be expected to beat his breast a bit. Then the President will express his ‘full confidence’ in his ‘embattled’ Secretary, which will be the signal for Republicans to release still more damaging revelations on the subject. Shortly thereafter, Chu will announce his resignation, in order to ‘spend more time with his family.’ End result: one Energy Secretary gone and a ‘tarnished’ administration.
And probably a Republican establishment that might be just a little confused about why the base isn’t happier about this. I mean, Chu’s gone, right? It’s always great to force out a Cabinet member – and there’s limits to what can be done in this sort of thing, anyway. I mean, what does the base expect, jail time?
Well, increasingly… yes, that is what they’re expecting.
Moe Lane (crosspost)
PS: Oops! Via Hot Air Headlines.
Moe Lane
Dan Spencer
Dan McLaughlin
Jeff Emanuel
I Guess LLF was small enough to duck.
Repair_Man_Jack (Diary) Thursday, November 17th at 10:28AM EDT (link):p
Mr. Obama is pretending that an economic “recovery” is underway when he knows damn well that the banking system is just blowing smoke up the shredded *** of what’s left of that economy – James Howard Kunstler
Moe, you neglected to mention that this brilliant public servant has a *Nobel Prize*. nt
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The blogger formerly known as ‘Vladimir’.
A "real" one, at that.
blooch Thursday, November 17th at 2:39PM EDT (link)Soon he’ll have free time to start that roof-whitening non-profit he’s always dreamed of. Who knows, he could end up with a Nobel booby prize too, like Barry and Jimmah have.
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Corruption, Cronyism and Cover Ups
ronz Thursday, November 17th at 11:52AM EDT (link)The level of corruption, cronyism and cover-ups in our country is starting to resemble Nigeria or a banana republic.
Consider also what just happened in a federal court in Texas. In this case, As described at http://LawInjustice.com , a Dallas business owner was involved in a civil dispute and paid millions of dollars to lawyers, and when he objected to additional fees after settling the case, they had a “friendly” judge, appointed by President Clinton, seize all of his possessions, without any notice or hearing, and essentially ordered him under “house arrest” as an involuntary servant to the lawyers and denied a jury trial. The business owner has been under this “servant” order for 10 months and is prohibited from owning any possessions, prohibited from working, etc..
It's a start ...
frankieb (Diary) Thursday, November 17th at 12:24PM EDT (link)Eventually this stuff begins to add up. And whether they like it or not, the lamestreamers will have to report it if Chu does resign.
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Claire McCaskill goes in so many directions, it’s amazing she hasn’t drawn and quartered herself. www.TruthAboutClaire.com
Impeachment would be a nice start...
anotherindyfilmguy (Diary) Thursday, November 17th at 2:22PM EDT (link)But after so many things that have passed by in the last few years I suspect there really isn’t anything that will ever be “be enough to go after him” for the people in congress. Then the people in congress wonder why they’re in single digit approval ratings and the TEA party is popular despite their wishes otherwise.
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I would err on the side of prosection
wbb1950 Thursday, November 17th at 8:03PM EDT (link)Secretary Chu needs to face legal jeopardy for what he had done. He is Obama’s Secretary of Energy and he diverts billions to Obama contributors who go belly up and keep the money. The thing speaks for itself.
If Chu faces prosecution, then three positive results will ensue:
1. first, he will be less willing to take the fall for Obama, whereas now it costs him nothing and he can make up any story he wants to explain what he did.
2. second, it will deter future pay to play schemes with other cronies.
3. third, Obama has raised more money than all the Republican contributors combined. This would tell his conies the bank is closed.,
The base is willing to accept jail time for now...
nathanalbright (Diary) Friday, November 18th at 6:44AM EDT (link)….but they might start wanting blood soon enough.