Will Chuck Grassley Scorch the White House Over Walpin?

I mentioned in my story today about the Washington Examiner that political correspondent Byron York has had the paper’s first big success with a blogosphere-style, flood-the-zone story: relentless coverage of the firing of Americorps Inspector General Gerald Walpin. York has an update today that consists of advice for Republicans on how to turn this into a hot scandal, and some news from the office of Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa):

In the past, you’ve probably heard about secret holds in the Senate, in which a single senator hides behind the rules to block a nomination while remaining anonymous.  Grassley wouldn’t do that. Fastidious about keeping the public informed on what he’s doing, if Grassley tries to stop a nominee, he’ll do it out in the open, by name, and he’ll tell the White House exactly why he’s doing it.  And he’ll keep doing it until he gets what he wants.

Basically, the political oomph of the story depends on Grassley and on Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.).