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Culture of corruption watch: “Put nothing in writing…ever”

By Michelle Malkin • July 9, 2009 10:42 AM

Same old, same old.

Well, you were warned.

In December, I raised the alarm over Obama eco-czar’s transparency-undermining, document-deleting habits.

I wrote back then: “If fiscal conservatives, sound science advocates, and businesses don’t raise a stink about Browner’s crooked background, they deserve everything that’s coming to them.”

Now, Mark Tapscott at the Examiner reports:

Carol Browner, former Clinton administration EPA head and current Obama White House climate czar, instructed auto industry execs “to put nothing in writing, ever” regarding secret negotiations she orchestrated regarding a deal to increase federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards.

Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-WI, is demanding a congressional investigation of Browner’s conduct in the CAFE talks, saying in a letter to Rep. Henry Waxman, D-CA, that Browner “intended to leave little or no documentation of the deliberations that lead to stringent new CAFE standards.”

Federal law requires officials to preserve documents concerning significant policy decisions, so instructing participants in a policy negotation concerning a major federal policy change could be viewed as a criminal act.

Waxman is chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. Sensenbrenner is the ranking Republican member of the panel.

Browner’s informal directive was previously reported by The New York Times. Sensebrenner’s letter is being made public tomorrow. A copy was made available to The Examiner by an official with knowledge of the controversy.

Old sunshine-dodging habits die hard.

Obama lied, transparency died.

Corruptocrat business as usual in the Age of Obama.

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On July 10th, 2009 at 5:37 pm, blues said:

They are doing it for your own good,you illiterate,knuckle-dragging,Bible thumping,gun slinging,beer drinking,hot dog eating,tea bagging Cretins; who are to stupid to realize there is no need to work and be productive because we are now in the Age of Obama,and your gov’t will take care of you.Sheesh,don’t you people get it?/sarc.
#742454

On July 10th, 2009 at 8:12 pm, cabrerski said:

Jeff,

Great study from the Goldwater Institute. I wish they would give a similar test to Washington D.C. public schools. Since D.C. spends at least three times the amount of money to educate each student, the results should be better by a factor of at least three. Right? At least, that is what educators lead us to believe (more money = better education).

/sarc off
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On July 11th, 2009 at 8:43 am, BOB said:

ITookTheRedPill,

I went to your link and read some of the comments. They are hard on you, hang in there. The best answer they could come up with as to why Obama won’t release his actual birth certifcate was, “because he doesn’t have to”. Unbelievable!! Also, there was no mention of the many other documents that are hidded from view that pertain to U.S. citizenship, or lack thereoff.

The hospital in Hawaii just took down, (yesterday), the letter saying he was born there because…it’s a proven forgery.

In many ways it may be too late, be we will be vindicated on this issue.