Years as an avid, hands-on “facilitator” for corrupt Democrat presidents have taught Attorney General Eric Holder that contempt and cynicism are the best weapons against annoying Republicans in search of facts. In yesterday’s eagerly anticipated meeting with Darrell Issa, Holder did exactly what anyone familiar with the arrogant racketeer might expect. He ignored vows he made to the Republican Congressman about bringing the matter of Fast and Furious to “an amicable resolution” by demanding today’s scheduled House “contempt of Congress” vote be cancelled before any of his Department’s subpoenaed Fast and Furious documents would be handed over to the Issa Committee.
“The [Justice] Department is prepared to compromise with the Committee in order to answer the questions set forth,” promised the Attorney General just 5 days earlier. But Holder’s concept of compromise is that of any self-serving, leftist chiseler, that being to swindle the mark.
It took just twenty minutes in a secluded, Capitol Building office for Darrell Issa to realize he was being played for a sucker. In an interview with FOX News immediately after the pointless encounter with the Attorney General, Issa told reporters the Attorney General not only demanded the contempt vote be cancelled but that the Fast and Furious investigation itself be ended. Only under these conditions, said Holder, would he then provide the Issa Committee with a “briefing” as to the innocence of the Department of Justice, followed by a selective release of documents supporting that claim! Audacity, disdain, and insolence: truly the hallmarks of the radical left.
Issa must know it was never Holder’s intention to provide the information demanded by the Congressman’s House Committee. It is pointedly clear by now that doing so would have given Republicans all the proof they would need to file criminal charges against not only Holder, but half of the Obama political appointees in the Department of Justice.
The fact is that Holder is depending on the politically-petrified Speaker of the House to bail him out of 18 months of lies told to congressional committees. It’s no secret that John Boehner is concerned further Fast and Furious involvement will put Republicans on a course that will not only be vehemently criticized by the national media, but which might, according to the Speaker, eventually be “an election year distraction that could hurt Republicans at the polls.” Boehner would like nothing more than to put an end to the Fast and Furious investigation, even though Holder, a shameless criminal for the past 2 decades, would get away with having engineered the shooting deaths of 200 or more people.
It has been the courageous participation of unnamed DOJ officials leaking documents to Congress that finally convinced Boehner and other Republican leaders to lend reluctant support for today’s contempt of Congress vote. And the word is that Republicans indeed have the votes to bring a contempt charge against the Attorney General. What a disgrace if the career ending—even prosecutable—leaking of documents by DOJ employees were to be for naught thanks to a House Speaker more concerned with politics than with justice.
Wednesday will be the day during which all eyes will be on the House of Representatives.
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Why should Issa or any Republican trust that criminal Holder(man) and his illegal boss who is illegally occupying our White House? Don’t cave into to these American-hating criminals. Bohner better not stop justice, or they should get him for obstructing justice/obstructing Congress. If the people in Cincinnati, OH area had any brains they’d vote Bohner/queenie out. “No guts; to glory.” See website: http://www.haasstrep68.com
Yeah, Holder(man) and obozo are real proud of committing a crime and covering it up. Our U.S. Congress better do something about these two scumbags or we, the people, will do something. Before every FALL comes PRIDE!! Website: http://www.haasstrep68.com
I think Obama took care of that. when he put out the excecutive privilege he admitted being a part of “Fast and Furious”.
very true.
Why does any repub think this would damage the party in the election? Appears to me it will work the other way around……
Why would you think that? It w3ill damage the democratic party.
I believe you will find out that Boehner is from Cleveland, Ohio and he has mlore to him in his little finger t han you have in your whole body.
WELL WELL:: If Issa cowers to Holder and does what HOLDER wants Issa may get the facts but wont be able to hold HOLDER accountable. Just what HOLDER AND DICTATOR OBAMA WANT.
I doubt thst Issda intends to do that. the Huse hs alredy voted on the contempt of Congress.
this holder thing has just confirmed my mistrust about our goverment. i cant wait to vote the scum out of “my” white house. no respect for the border patrol that got killed, lets cover up, and be dishonest. scum,all of them.
Let’s bring back the good ol’ days where they would drag him out of his office and execute him on the spot. It is coming to a boiling point in this country where a Revolution is about to unfold. The hate crimes, black against white, the illegal immigration issue, the selling out to China and Russia, the ghetto dwellers being given everything to live for free off of the toils of those that work, it is going to be a great day to bring the Republic back to life and kick the Communists out of here!
Well said and I, along with many others, agree 100%!
I made a bet to one of my liberal democrat friends that Eric Holder and the President would not turn over any document that would get to the bottom of this, and I guess I win. Thank you O and Holder for proving me right. They are nothing more than corrupt Chicago bullies.
Well,Well,what has Obummer done again,Holder covers for him,and Obummer now covers for Holder.Do you
think that they both are guilty of covering up the Fast & Furious scandal which means they both are guilty of
murder.What more does Congress need to get rid of these two scumbags.WAKE UP AMERICA
Absolutely. Obama is in it just as much as Holder.
Absolutely. Obama is in it just as much as Holder.
I believe that is what is in the works now.
I told Issa two weeks ago he was being played. No response from his office help!
Did you really expect one? I have a feeling he has more importan things on his mind than you. I expect he knew better than you hat was going on since he is there and you are not.
Holder is now attempting to use coercive tactics by using these documents as a way to have Issa drop the Contempt charge and drop the investigation. Then Holder will submit the selected documents he chooses to submit.
Does anyone honestly think he is going to submit any incriminating evidence by way of these documents. He has had more than enough time to go through each and every document and any document that has potential to lead to finding of fact and or charges has been shredded.
Motion for Discovery against the DOJ is irrelevant at this juncture. Any form of evidence has had plenty of time to disappear, same as Watergate. However, Government was smarter back then and there was more honest people in Government that caught them in the act of trying to hide the evidence.
Lets say, Issa takes the purported “compromise” and drops the contempt charge and the investigation. Holder submits a few selected documents that has no factual evidence of anything related to fast and furious. Holders sits back and says, I complied with the demands and now the charges and the criminal investigation must stop. He skates with committing crimes with no consequences.
If it was any average “Joe Q” citizen of this Country that was charged with Contempt, they would be fined and/or put in jail immediately depending on the severity of the Contempt charge. Holder has not been fined or jailed and thinks he can circumvent the law with coercion. An “order for discovery” is a legal order period! Either follow the law or be jailed.
That is the problem with people like Holder these days, They think they can ignore laws with no consequences and do what they please, furthermore all this sets an example for the rest of the people in this nation and abroad to see that America is really a lawless Country which selectively chooses to uphold law as it sees fit. Rather than equally uphold law for all.
Issa is a SHAM. He’ll NEVER do anything. He, boehner, and ALL of congress are neutered by obama and they LOVE it! It’s all part of the Grand Plan to pi$$ everybody off to the point where some folks might actually RIOT and give obama an excuse to declare Martial Law.
You’re sick. Go take your meds and go to bed.
The Fast and Furious COVERUP continues…..what are they hiding????? We deserve to know!!!! REMEMBER this in NOVEMBER…..VOTE THESE PATHETIC MORONS OUT!!
If this Obama regime is not the most corrupt in American history, I dread to see one worse than this come along. Obama and his thugs are allowed to get away with what they do because the Senate is also corrupt, being in the grip of the Democrat Party. This is why Americans have got to understand that all votes are important, not just the one for President. Whatever the House decides to do against this thug Holder, will be undone by the Senate, since it seems everything in Washington is done along PARTY lines rather than AMERICAN. Add to this the fact that we have way too many RINOs in office right now, and you can thus see why it may be time for a THIRD PARTY in this country – if we can survive the criminals occupying the government now!
Obama’s fingerprints, as well as Hillary Clinton’s by inference, are all over the dossiers and files of this investigation. If the commitee receives all of the documents, Issa’s committee will unleash a scandle worst than Watergate. Murder on the Border or in Mexico is not to be treated lightly.
Obama has much to hide, as does Holder. Down with tyrants! Long live the Republic.
NOW for the latest news from the Speaker’s office:
The Contempt vote has been delayed until NEXT WEEK!!!! Why? Because that will give Eric Holder more time to show his OWN contempt for Darrell Issa and the Republican Party, knowing as he does that its House leaders are utter cowards. Boehner has ALWAYS wanted this investigation to dry up and blow away. He considers it a dangerous distraction from the important business of politicking for the November election. Of course Boehner is also scared to death of the national media and the race card. Now Holder will have one more week to present ludicrous, meaningless, contemptuous “compromises” to Darrell Issa, one of which Boehner might demand Issa take in order to put the F&F investigation behind him. This is a disgrace–typical of Miss Boehner.
When did you start writing the dialogue for this? tkae your meds and go to bed.
Quit beating around the bush and call impeachment hearings on Obama, H. Clinton and Erik WithHolder.
First order of business is to lay out suspicion Obama fraudulently pretended to have a black father, voluntarily relinquished U.S. citizenship, thereby eligibility, in 1981. Then put committee staff to work investigating, drafting subpoenae.
First subpoena to Hawai’i Director of Health for vital records of Barack Hussein Obama II, both the original birth certificate showing actual birth parents and the amended birth certificate showing adoptive parents. These will confirm Obama was eligible at birth, but had no Negro father, probably no Negro parent at all. After this disclosure, opposition to investigation will melt away.
Then investigation should proceed apace, exploring Obama’s Indonesian citizenship. Proof of Indonesian citizenship should be in school records. The Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission should be apprised, as Obama’s naturalization file seems to have disappeared (probably in Indonesian President SBY’s basement). It should be disgorged and brought into evidence in the American investigation.
The American Congress should cooperate with the Indonesian People and government, which are trying to eliminate the pervasive corruption that has plagued that nation since time out of mind. Obama undoubtedly had the help of Indonesian President SBY in concealing the naturalization records, and SBY would not be expected to have worked cheap in a matter of such importance.
Obama as an adult ratified and confirmed his juvenile Indonesian naturalization in 1981 to evade criminal liability for failing to register with the Selective Service System. Foreign naturalization is expatriating when it’s voluntary and with the intent to relinquish American citizenship. With the incentive of defending against a federal felony, Obama’s volition and intent would seem strong and clear.
As Obama relinquished U.S. citizenship in 1981, he has never been President. His appointments of H. Clinton and Holder were null and void ab initio.
Put Obama,Holder and Boehner on trial then work their way on down the list!
Boehner has done nothing wrong. grow up.
Holder expected Issa and the Republicians would relent, rollover and give him a pass. We need a few more Issa’s who do the job they took an oath to do. I am so tired of all the elected Senators and Representatives in both parties who allow Obama and his minions to trash the Constitution and the laws of this nation. Obama and his believe they can make and follow their own “laws” and it is time the American people to lower the hammer on them. It would not hurt my feelings to see Holder and Obama in Levenworth. Obama can be put in Terri Lakin’s old cell.
**** ERIC – -SS – - GESTAPO – - HOLDER *** is a liar from the word go . His lies lies have had to vcovered up with more lies and more lies . Now the LEAD RODENT O B U M E R is involved, with more lies and more lies.. Time for the TRUTH to come out . What are they .hiding ?
Holder will never be fired, it’s all a big “dog and Phony Show!!!”
Regarding Mr. Holder, and others: “Congress’s inherent contempt power is not specifically granted by the Constitution, but is considered necessary to investigate and legislate effectively. The validity of the inherent contempt power was upheld in the early Supreme Court decision in Anderson v. Dunn and reiterated in McGrain v. Daugherty. Under the inherent contempt power the individual is brought before the House or Senate by the Sergeant-at-Arms, tried at the bar of the body, and can be imprisoned in the Capitol jail. The purpose of the imprisonment or other sanction may be either punitive or coercive.” I will support this Congressional power. See p. 11 at: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL34097.pdf
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