D.C.'s inspector general plays lap dog to corrupt pols

Charles Willoughby comes off as an extremely decent fellow. He dresses well and speaks clearly, he has the right degree — a diploma from Howard Law School — and he’s friends with everyone in high places. But does the District of Columbia need a nice guy right now as its inspector general? Isn’t it time for a junkyard dog rather than a lap dog?

Watch Willoughby try to tell D.C. Council members on Monday why he is not investigating claims that Gray campaign operatives paid off Sulaimon Brown to heckle Adrian Fenty during the last mayoral race. It seems a secretary in the mayor’s office called and asked if Willoughby might have a job for Brown.