Obama Accuses Fired Inspector General of AmeriCorps of Being 'Confused, Disoriented'

In a letter to the bipartisan leaders of the Senate Committee that oversees AmeriCorps, Obama listed alleged defects in Walpin's leadership as an Inspector General.

WASHINGTON (Fox News) - Responding to criticism from a Senate Democratic ally, President Obama explained why he fired the Inspector General of the AmeriCorps without the 30-day notification required by law, calling Gerald Walpin so "confused" and "disoriented" that there was reason to question "his capacity to serve."

In a letter to the bipartisan leaders of the Senate Committee that oversees AmeriCorps, Obama listed these alleged defects in Walpin's leadership as an Inspector General.

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