Executive privilege........ On May 21, 2013 3:10 PM, "Jerry Barnes" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > This is an older scandal that did not gain much attention when it happened. > I remember reading about it at the time. Just because it didn't get much > attention doesn't mean it was unworthy of attention. It just mean that the > press was anxious to sweep any scandal under the rug in order to keep their > former BFF in office. Before reconciliation, the press may follow the lead > of the Republicans and give it some airplay. > > > Analysis: Some Republicans see new scandal in Sebelius fundraising > > With the White House already reeling from three major controversies, some > Republican lawmakers are zeroing in on what they perceive is another > possible scandal tied to President Barack Obama's landmark health reform > law just as it nears implementation. > > > On top of the troubles the administration is facing over its handling of > the attack on the Benghazi mission, the Internal Revenue Service's > targeting of conservative groups, and the Justice Department's seizure of > Associated Press phone records, Republicans hope to target Health and Human > Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. > > > They are questioning her soliciting of funds on behalf of a non-profit > group, called Enroll America, from two private entities, a practice which > if not unprecedented is at the very least unusual. Federal law bars > officials from soliciting any organization or individual with whom they do > business or regulate. > > > Enroll America is run by the president's former campaign backers to do > something Congress refused to fund: sell "Obamacare" to the public. > > > An HHS statement last week said that since March Sebelius solicited > financial donations for Enroll America from H&R Block Inc, the tax > preparation company, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a > philanthropic entity devoted to public health issues. Asked Monday for a > list of all solicitations before or after March, an HHS spokesman referred > Reuters to the department's original statement. > > > Neither H&R Block nor the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation are regulated by > HHS, the department's spokesman said, so there was nothing improper or > illegal about soliciting them. > > > Enroll America is intended to serve as the private sector flagship for a > massive public outreach campaign intended to get millions of uninsured > Americans to sign up for subsidized insurance coverage through new online > marketplaces, or exchanges, that will begin open enrollment on October 1. > > > It's almost like the Obama administration thinks rules don't apply to them. > Oh, yeah, that's right. They do think that. > > J > > - > > Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass > destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he > has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process. - Nancy Pelosi > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:363681 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
