Surprise! Bailout oversight not happening.

Daily Kos • Nov 29, 2008

TPM reports an "interesting nugget" from the continuing bailout saga: an unnamed Republican Senator is blocking the confirmation of Neil Barofsky, nominated by the White House to the newly created position of Special Inspector General at the Treasury Department. Last week, Sen. Chris Dodd, the Connecticut Democrat who chairs the banking committee, issued a little-noticed statement saying that although the nomination "was cleared by members of the Senate Banking Committee, the… Full Story »