Great Timing, Obama

From the Chicago Tribune: In a case of only-in-Chicago political timing, the White House announced Monday it would honor Ald. Joe Moore as a "pioneer for political reform," the same day the veteran City Council member revealed he has spoken to FBI agents about allegations he improperly paid two aides he fired.
The accusations involving the ex-employees surfaced in a report from Legislative Inspector General Faisal Khan, one of several cases of alleged aldermanic wrongdoing the council's watchdog highlighted.
Khan contends that Moore, who has represented Rogers Park since 1991, fired a woman in 2009 after she complained about political work being done in his ward office in violation of city laws. The report says Moore, 49th, paid the woman $8,709 — the equivalent of 31/2 months' salary — and told her not to speak to anyone about the political activities in the ward office.
The report also says Moore, who has long been considered a progressive voice on the council, fired his chief of staff in 2007 and paid him $13,497 more than he should have based on the number of unused sick days the chief of staff could have accumulated.  http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-chicago-aldermen-ethics-report-0723-20130723,0,309067.story
You would think that Obama's surrogates would have asked some basic questions before honoring Moore.