Now that he controls the House, Speaker Boehner can subpoena it anytime he wants it. That’s what frustrates me. Not even the Republicans want to go after it.
Congressman Issa (chairman of the main House Investigative Committee: “Oversight and Government Reform:”
Issa has tried to draw a line separating events that he considers appropriate subjects for investigation and those which he deems inappropriate. He has criticized his predecessors for wasting time looking into matters involving the Clintons that predated their arrival at the White House, such as the Whitewater and cattle-futures episodes. “These are items that occurred before the President was elected,” Issa told me. “I would not have viewed them as particularly significant.” He added that issues involving Obama’s past are also off limits, such as “the birther question.” Implicit in this rule is that his past should also be left undisturbed.
“Darrell’s sensitive about fixating too much on his past,” Bardella said. “Obviously, the stuff that happened . . .” His voice trailed off. “We can talk about it, as well we should. It is part of his past, but it does make him somewhat wary.”
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/01/24/110124fa_fact_lizza?printable=true#ixzz1BhfVe5NZ
Boehner and Issa seem to be afraid to step up to the plate on the birth certificate issue.
It's a shame.