“The family of Border Patrol agent Brian Terry said Thursday that Michigan Democratic Rep. John Dingell – the family’s lifelong congressman – abandoned them ahead of the contempt of Congress vote for Attorney General Eric Holder over Operation Fast and Furious, which claimed Brian’s life in December 2010.
Dingell, a congressman who’s traditionally supported gun rights and has been somewhat supportive of House oversight committee chairman Rep. Darrell Issa’s investigation into Fast and Furious, abandoned his push for accountability when he told the suburban Virginia-based Politico website that “we don’t need contempt” to get documents from Holder over Fast and Furious – despite Holder’s failure to provide subpoenaed documents over the course of an investigation that has spanned more than a year.”
Issa had a great line in confronting Dingle about the Terry family - Dingell said he was “representing a constituent, from beyond the grave” and Isaa hammered him for sending a card 18 months ago and then not returning calls from the family.
Dingell finally said that he would try to set up a meeting with the family the next time he’s back in Michigan.
Canada showed greater respect for the Terry family than Dingell did. (their own congressman) They actually sent a Mounted Police color guard to his funeral.