This "big, secret, investigation of Karl Rove is TOTAL BS!! Please don't get baited.

[burythehatchet]

http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/27786

Ever wonder why the good folks over at C.R.E.W. never get some face time on Pravda..er..FoxMsnbCnn? Maybe because they would blow the cover story.

Bloch has come under widespread criticism for his gross mismanagement and politicization of the office. Bloch is currently under investigation by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for his mistreatment of career appointees, who have alleged the exact kind of retaliation that OSC is designed to investigate. OSC employees have alleged that Bloch has tossed out legitimate whistleblower cases to reduce the office backlog. The probe into Bloch’s conduct has been stymied by the fear of OSC staff that speaking to investigators will result in reprisal. Prominent conservatives, who support Bloch in part because he adopted a sexual orientation policy that makes it more difficult for gay employees to allege discrimination, have called on President Bush to protect Bloch from the OPM investigation.

TRUST NOTHING FROM ANY BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT THAT IS UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT....MKAY?

[lady lib]

1. More info from The Nation...

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/capitalgames?pid=189590

Karl Rove is under investigation by the executive branch. So, too, is his investigator.
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* In February, The Washington Post reported Bloch himself was under investigation:

The Office of Personnel Management's inspector general has been investigating allegations by current and former OSC employees that Special Counsel Scott J. Bloch retaliated against underlings who disagreed with his policies--by, among other means, transferring them out of state--and tossed out legitimate whistle-blower cases to reduce the office backlog. Bloch denies the accusations, saying that under his leadership the agency has grown more efficient and receptive to whistle-blowers.

The 16-month investigation has been beset by delays, accusations and counter-accusations. The latest problem began two weeks ago, when Bloch's deputy sent staffers a memo asking them to inform OSC higher-ups when investigators contact them. Further, the memo read, employees should meet with investigators in the office, in a special conference room. Some employees cried foul, saying the recommendations made them afraid to be interviewed in the probe.

The OSC's memo, the group said, "was only the latest in a series of actions by Bloch to obstruct" the investigation. "Other actions have included suggestions that all witnesses interviewed...provide Bloch with affidavits describing what they had been asked and how they responded."

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[ProgressiveFool]

2. I suspect a pissing match

Or else an attempt to exonerate Rove by "investigating" him. Could be interesting, but there is way more interesting stuff flying about, and I'd much rather rely on Waxman, Conyers et al to do the flinging.