Obama Hasn't Hesitated to Fire People
In his first six months as president, Barack Obama hasn't flinched at cutting people loose.
The message - you're outta here - comes through loud and clear, though typically not face-to-face from Obama himself. No trip to a Donald Trump-like boardroom is necessary.
Those who've made a swift exit include Afghan war commander Gen. David McKiernan, White House Military Office Director Louis Caldera, and - in a maneuver stretching all the way up the Interstate to Detroit - General Motors Corp. CEO Rick Wagoner.
Obama was accused by some of not being tough enough during last year's presidential campaign and this year's health care debate, but his list of "formers" keeps growing.
The latest casualty was Gerald Walpin, the inspector general of the Corporation for National and Community Service.
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