02/15/08 Coming shortly in a special e-mail alert to Agora Financial readers: Details on the resignation of David Walker, head of the Government Accountability Office and a key player in our Sundance-premiered documentary, I.O.U.S.A.
But here’s a preview:
“As comptroller general of the United States,” says David
Walker , the federal government’s top accountant, ”there are real limitations on
what I can do and say in connection with key public policy issues, especially
issues that directly relate to GAO’s client — the Congress”…Despite the
“very difficult” nature of Walker’s decision, he has chosen to leave his post
at the GAO to become the president and CEO of the newly founded Peter G.
Peterson Foundation. He made the announcement to Congress this morning.“While I
love both my job as comptroller general and the GAO,” said Walker, “I love my country more. And I believe that
leading this foundation represents a unique opportunity and will be good for my
country. My new position will provide me with the ability and resources to more
aggressively address a range of current and emerging challenges facing our
country, including advocating specific policy solutions and courses of action.”
In other words, as bluntly as Walker has spoken in his role at the GAO — I mean, who this side of Bill Bonner and Addison Wiggin compares the United States to the Roman Empire? — it’s still not enough. In his new role out of government, Walker can lay it all on the line.
More details — including the implications for the documentary — coming later this evening in a special e-mail alert to all subscribers of a paid Agora Financial service. So watch your inbox.
Dave Gonigam
Treading a fine line between contrarian thinking and conspiracy theory, Dave Gonigam explores the nexus of finance, politics, and the media for the Daily Reckoning’s Desidooru Saloon. He joined kindred spirits at Agora Financial in 2007 after a 20-year career as an Emmy award-winning writer, producer, and manager in local TV newsrooms nationwide.
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