Posted on 06/05/2013 5:21:18 AM PDT by don-o
When Darrell Issa called Jay Carney a "paid liar" this week, his critics figured he'd finally gone too farthat his one-step-ahead-of-the-facts rhetoric would force Republicans to rein him in.
They figured wrong.
For all the polite Washington handwringing over that single comment, the truth is this: Issas aggressive approach is just what the Republican House leadership wants.
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor singled out Issa for praise at a closed-door GOP conference meeting on Tuesday. Hours later, Cantor gave him plaudits on national television, saying on CNN that Issa and other GOP chairmen investigating the IRS were doing a fantastic job.
Indeed, top House Republicans are lining up behind the Oversight and Government Reform Committee chairman, even as it becomes clear that Issa is stretching the evidence to support his claim that the IRSs targeting of tea-party groups was directed from Washington.
For the GOP, the focus on Obama administration scandals is a welcome reprieve as they work to unite a fractious conference ahead of whats expected to be a summer of divisive debates, including raising the debt limit and taking up a comprehensive immigration overhaul.
Chairman Issa is providing tough, effective, and appropriate oversight in the face of White House obstruction, said Michael Steel, a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner.
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Will believe they’ve grown a pair when they immediately call Donalon to the hot seat!
At this point, call me skeptical. Hopeful ... but still mostly “Show Me” before I can believe.
If true, I think it’s because the intimidation and harassment of conservatives, tea partyers, and Republican donors directly affects GOP.
If it isn’t handled quickly and severely, you’ll see more people dropping their GOP party affiliation, refusing to volunteer for campaigns, and campaign contributions drying up out of fear of being targeted for retribution.
The GOP elites have helped us get to this point, but now their ox is in danger of being gored so it’s possible they are taking notice.
-——Issa is stretching the evidence-——
Or more likely, he is foreshadowing the hearings. He is giving hints of what is to come. He is giving the frightened and timid a glimpse of what will befall them if they take counsel of their fears and hold back.
Once again wishful thinking masquerades as thoughtful analysis.
We are going to have to inoculate ourselves against the bruised sensibilities of the Marxists if we are to survive.
In my mind, a whole lot more than precious sensibilities need to be bruised for the winning game.
I eagerly await when Issa correctly labels the Obamadork as a lying sleazy ill educated bottom dwelling piece of excrement.
Carney’s not the target - gotta keep our eye on the ball.
I’ll believe it when we see these perps being escorted out in cuffs.
That’s like letting my fluffy 7 pound pomeranian off the leash...a lot of bark and noise.
Well said.
People know that the 2012 election was essentially stolen by the IRS, whom everyone hates anyway.
2014 and 2016 are a long way away, but there is definitely enough scandal and corruption to keep everyone busy until then. And, cracks are starting to appear and people WILL talk in order to save their own skin, which will bring forth new revelations...many things newsworthy in and of themselves have been ignored while the big stories drag on. Whos in a hurry?
More scandals to follow to be sure...this is an outlaw regime.
Obama: Fundamentally Transforming the United States of America Long Version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrefKCaV8m4
I believe that is one of the primary though unstated reasons that the left wants government run healthcare - to deny medical care to their political enemies.
Off the leash? Hardly. Have some real b@lls - Subpoena Obama. Bengazi, IRS, AP/Fox. “What did you know and when did you know it?” Under Oath. Anything less is chicken-$hit.
“Stretching the evidence”
Theres a joke. The evidence is literally piling up that this whole thing came from DC. I have a feeling it does actually lead to the Offal Office.
Let him off the chain!
That is out of line. The Office is separate and above the current occupant.
I’m not interested in rude words from him.. I want jail sentences. Ping me when that happens.
And Cantor kissing him up - wake up, everybody.
The ruling class wants a distraction so they can force amnesty on the American people.
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