Davis criticizes Waxman over State Dept. IG probe

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http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/davis-criticizes-waxman-over-state-dept.-ig-probe-2007-10-31.html

Davis criticizes Waxman over State Dept. IG probe
By Klaus Marre
October 31, 2007

Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.), the ranking member on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, criticized panel Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) Wednesday for directing “unwarranted” accusations at State Department Inspector General Howard Krongard.

At issue is a letter Waxman sent to Krongard last month claiming that senior department staff attempted to prevent two employees from working with the committee. Davis argues that the chairman simply echoed the accusations of the two department employees “without any apparent inquiry ...”

“I believe that such an inquiry would have given you pause about smearing the reputation of a career public servant by sending a letter publicly disclosing allegations that had not been substantiated,” Davis said in a letter to Waxman.

Interviews with the two State Department staffers, Davis said, show that “your public accusations were unwarranted.”

The GOP lawmaker chastised Waxman for not having made an effort to reconsider the charges he levied against Krongard.

“As I have mentioned before, this committee must not become a place where as long as you say what the majority wants to hear, you will not be subjected to even minimal scrutiny,” Davis concluded. “This committee under your leadership must not become the Mike Nifong of congressional investigations,” Davis said, referring to the disgraced prosecutor of three Duke lacrosse team members.

Waxman’s office did not respond to a request for comment by the time this article was published.

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1. In other words, Don't Do what we've been doing when in the majority

Has Waxman responded?

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3. Waxman’s office did not respond to a request for comment by the time this article was published.

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2. Bwahahahahahahahaaaaa!! Have you ever seen that asshole Davis when he's trying to carry water for

BushCo as a committee member? He's not even SUBTLE. He's the most pathetic excuse of a politician I've ever seen. He makes SLEAZY muthas look simply polished and urbane!! And he always, ALWAYS, ALWAYS has this look about him like he's sweating off a fifth of Jack Daniels after a massive, regularly scheduled, bender, and two showers and three shirt changes can't disguise the fact that the guy was out all night "banging the gong around" as they said in the old days.

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4. Dick Morris is one of the columnists for thehill.com

I'm just sayin'.

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5. Davis wants to return to the good ole days of the Congressional rubberstamp and no oversight