Waxman Calls For Special Counsel Bloch To Resign

[babylonsister]

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/07/waxman_urges_special_counsel_t.php

Waxman Joins Chorus Urging Special Counsel To Resign
By Andrew Tilghman - July 29, 2008, 10:48AM


Special Counsel Scott Bloch is under investigation by the FBI. His own employees can't stand him. And now pressure is mounting from Capitol Hill for one of Washington's top watchdogs to step down.

House oversight committee chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) sent Bloch a letter yesterday urging him to step down from the agency charged with investigating allegations of retaliation against whistle blowers.

The mission of the agency should be the paramount consideration. It is for this reason that I have concluded that OSC would be better served with new leadership and urge you to step down as the Special Counsel. Such a move would be in the best interest of the agency and the federal employees its charged to protect.


Waxman's letter comes after Bloch's chief deputy resigned from the office citing "political agendas."

Up until now, Waxman has been uncharacteristically quiet regarding allegations of Bloch's misconduct, which includes retaliating against whistleblowers in his own office.

The committee's ranking member, Tom Davis (R-VA), called for Bloch's resignation weeks ago.

[bdamomma]

1. Waxman doing the job he was elected to do.

what a pitbull he is, always working.

[rateyes]

3. Now, if we could get him to sink his teeth into the allegations made

by Sibel Edmonds, like he promised to do.

[trashcanistanista]

2. K&R to keep this up. How many can we get rid of in one day?

[bdamomma]

4. kick

[Supersedeas]

5. they all seem to fit the Mukasey mold

[L. Coyote]

6. Waxman should also ask for Bloch's secret flash drive!

And for all the goodies from Bloch's investigations of Gonzales and Rove!!!