It seems that the president has pulled rank (again) to protect one of his friends from public scrutiny. According to online reports, Desiree Rogers, the embattled Social Secretary whose office dropped the ball last week allowing party crashers to embarrass the president at the 1st state dinner, will not be required to testify before Congress today.
So much for Obama’s promise of transparency in his administration.
Wasn’t it her job to make sure Obama’s prestigious guests were greeted properly at the gate and not by Security? As a White House employee who represents the people, the public has a right to know exactly what went wrong — even though we can pretty much guess.
The decision is not likely to be contested by Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee, saving Rogers a potentially embarrassing turn in the hearing-room spotlight. Since Rogers was only invited, not subpoenaed, to testify by the ranking Republican on the committee, New York Representative Pete King, she faces no legal consequences for declining to attend. [link]
But this will only add fuel to the fire that Obama hired his Chicago cronies as a political favor, and they have no clue what they are doing in the Obama administration.
Thanks to loyal reader Geoffrey for the tip!