ACORN Has Named Its Internal Auditor

Former Massachusetts Attorney General Scott Harshbarger will lead the internal investigation into ACORN's activities.

Harshbarger was Massachusetts attorney general in the 1990s, and served under former Gov. Mitt Romney before being recruited in 1998 to run for governor, an election he lost to Republican Paul Cellucci. He then became head of the government watchdog group Common Cause, where he pushed for tougher campaign finance laws.

He is currently an attorney in Boston with the law firm Proskauer Rose LLP, where his specialties include corporate governance and corporate defense and investigations.

Harshbarger, a Democrat, said in a written statement, "I have been asked by the leadership of ACORN to conduct an independent and comprehensive inquiry and review of the management of its service delivery to communities. The CEO and Board have also asked me to make a full report, including recommendations for restoring ACORN's full capacities to carry out its mission on behalf of low-and moderate-income families."

How independent can this guy be, getting paid by the organization? And a Democrat? These people are funnelign money all over the place so they need an accountant, not an attorney general. They need the FBI, which specializes in financial crimes.

To me, this is like ACORN saying, "We're innocent! If you don't believe us, just ask us!"

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