Neil Barofsky's Journey Into a Bailout Buzz Saw -- Fair Game

``As Mr. Barofsky writes, he had assumed that his assignment to oversee TARP meant that he should be fiercely independent from the Treasury Department, and vigilant against waste, fraud and abuse. But after canvassing other inspector generals for guidance, he writes, he learned of different priorities: maintaining and possibly increasing budgets, appearing to be active -- and not making enemies.'' -- We're shocked, SHOCKED to hear this -- and that opinion would have nothing to do with interacting with Inspectors General offices at FHFA or FHA or anything like that...