Fan mail for Mr. Flag

I decided to take a break from snitching this morning to tell Mr. Flag & co. what a good job they are doing.

Dear Mr. Flag -

Good morning!

I wanted to congratulate you on all the excellent publicity that your efforts are getting in the news media.

In case you missed it, there was this really nice article, all about you and your lovely boss, Czarina Nancy deParle. I know you are busy so I will pull out some of the compliments that the author, one Michelle Malkin, had for you and your hardworking team:

Czardom has its privileges. This week, President Obama's health care overlord, Nancy DeParle, launched a taxpayer-funded initiative to recruit an Internet Snitch Brigade that will combat "disinformation about health insurance reform."

That's ya'll, right?!?! How exciting to see your efforts being noticed by the public! What a great boost for your morale!!!

Here's some more kudos:

Lawmakers must also dig far beyond the health care czar's flagging operation. Last month, a Washington, D.C., citizen watchdog group filed suit to force the White House to disclose which health care lobbyists and executives it had met with this year to discuss the government health care takeover legislation. White House counsel Greg Craig refused to disclose which administration officials attended the meetings. But at least two of the industry visitors have ties to DeParle.

William C. Weldon is chairman of Johnson & Johnson, which paid DeParle $7,500 for a recent speech. Wayne Smith is chief executive of Community Health Systems, which merged with Triad Hospitals — where DeParle served on the board of directors. DeParle's options were converted to cash payments worth $1.05 million.

Despite Obama's lip service to transparency, the public is in the dark about which assets DeParle has divested; how many times, if any, DeParle has recused herself from policy matters and meetings; and the exact nature of her conversations with health care executives. While White House press secretary Robert Gibbs lambastes the corporate health care ties of Republican opponents, he has shrugged off the corporate ties of the woman leading the Obamacare charge.

Wow - your boss and other colleagues sound so great. It must be really fun working with them, and so rewarding for you and your team to receive these accolades from a grateful nation! Keep up the good work!!!

Eyes open, email ready -

A Concerned Citizen