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Obama Administration one of the most corrupt, says Rep. Issa

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caption id alignalignleft width210 captionRep. Issa said he would begin House committee investigations into corruption in the White House and Justice Department. Photo CBS News img srchttpcdn2b.examiner.comsitesdefaultfilesstyleslargehash648dissa.jpg alt width210 height167 captionUS Representative Darrell Issa, theincoming chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, spent the weekend bashing the Obama Administration saying it was one of the most corrupt administrations ever.The California congressman stated he intends to investigate such incidents asObama White House promises made to Pennsylvania Congressman Joe Sestak to drop outofhis Senate race in 2010, and the allegations of misconduct by Justice Department officials in the handling of the allegations thatNew Black Panther Party intimidated voters on election day. On the heels of President BarackObamas alleged effort to bribe Pennsylvania Congressman Joe Sestak with a government job, a Washington insider reveals that the commanderinchief unscrupulously tried using a federal judgeship to resolve an internal White House political problem, according to Judicial Watch, a publicinterest group that investigates political corruption.According to Judicial Watch, in the hopes ofavoiding an impending scandal, Obama offered his first White House counsel, Gregory Craig, a federal judgeship in exchange for his resignation. An Ivy League graduate who worked for Ted Kennedy and represented Bill Clintonduring his MonicaGateimpeachment trial, Craig declined the offer and was subsequently ousted from his White House position.Rep.Darrell Issa RCAclaims thatan offer of a judgeship was made and that ObamasPress SecretaryGibbs corroborated thatsuch an offerhad been made.Craigs removal wasdue in large part to Obamasdissatisfaction over his handling of Guantanamo policy, according to published reports, andhe wasreplaced by President Obamas personal attorney Robert Bauer.Craigs firing made national headlines and caused an uproar among the administrations crucialfarleftbase, which accusedObama ofdumping Craig for doing his job too well.However, just like the Black Panther election scandal case, where theguilt was undeniable, this Administration will look the other way and dismiss the case. There will beno special prosecutor, no trial,and no investigation. As is common in the past, theelite media willassist Obama byburying the storyor actually aiding in a politicalcover up.The behindthescenes narrative of Obamas first year in office points the finger at Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel for getting rid of Craig, who the president called a close friend and trusted advisor. Emanuel is famous for his statement, Never let a good crisis go to waste, and his Chicagostyle politics.Earlierlast year Obama tried swaying a popular Pennsylvania congressman, Joe Sestak, to drop out of the U.S. Senate race so the incumbent, Arlen Specter, wouldnt be challenged in the states Democratic primary today.In a television interview Sestakrevealed that the ObamaWhite House offered him a top federal job to help secure Specters Democrat Party nomination. Specter switched political parties leaving the GOP andhas lost last Tuesdayto the leftist DemocratRep.Sestak.A fiveterm incumbent, Specter switched last spring after giving Obama the critical vote for his disastrous and fraudinfested 787 billion stimulus program. Before Specter bailed on Republicans Obama assured the contentious lawmaker hed do everything in his power to help him win reelection if he switched parties.Considering the presidents history, its completely feasible to assume that that hes using a Supreme Court appointment to assure that a trusted political ally Elena Kagan is in place to protect his healthcare legislation when it comes before the High Court, according to Judicial Watch.