Rats leaving sinking ship: DOE loses a crony capitalist

With Republicans controlling the House  of Representatives and able to subpoena officials, certain Obama administration officials are heading for the hills. The

reports on the latest exodus of Obama appointees. This time the Department of Energy is losing acting Undersecretary of Energy Cathy Zoi:

A trio of top officials, including acting Undersecretary of Energy Cathy Zoi, are stepping down from the Department of Energy, Secretary Steven Chu announced in an agency memo set to be released today.

Zoi, who also serves as assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy (EERE), will be leaving the agency on March 10 to head to a private-sector post in California. In

The New York Times mentions nothing about Zoi’s conflicts of interest. Her departure may be a sign that she sees greener pastures elsewhere now that Republicans have taken over the House and she might be subject to inquiries regarding her conflicts from Chairmen of various committees, particular from Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, who has expressed a strong interest in investigation corruption in the administration.

Perhaps Zoi saw the writing on the wall and got out of Dodge when the timing was good. Perhaps due to some lucrative spot in “private industry” (there is very little true “private industry” when it comes to green schemes, since they are heavily dependent on Democrats in government)? Maybe, Obama and company are cleaning up their act before public revelations mar his reelection chances. Read more at www.americanthinker.com