Fireworks broke out in Congress today, as Rep. Rep Darrell Issa, R-Calif., warned Attorney General Eric Holder that he could be held in contempt of Congress for his failure to cooperate with an investigation into the Fast and Furious program, in which the Obama administration allowed guns to “walk” into Mexico, where they ended up in the hands of Mexican drug lords.
The exchange, which occurred at the end of a House Judiciary committee hearing that lasted nearly seven hours including recesses, exploded as Issa compared Holder’s stonewalling to the Nixon era and Holder responded by comparing Issa’s tactics to Sen. Joe McCarthy’s.
Issa, who chairs the House Oversight and Government Reform committee that is investigating the Fast and Furious program, pressed Holder on whether he would comply with a subpoena request to release documents crucial to the probe. The California congressman noted that if Holder did not cooperate or give a good reason for not providing the documents, he risked being held in contempt of Congress.
Holder said he would consider the request, and respond as prior Attorneys General had.
Issa responded by comparing Holder to John Mitchell — a reference to one of President Nixon’s Attorneys General, who was implicated in the Watergate scandal.
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Bas**rd Holder needs to be held in comtempt, impeached for dereliction of duty and sent to GITMO where
his muslim-loveing self belongs..What a piece of work – the ultimate slimeball..
Shanna…you nailed it!!! He has allowed Obozo, our Liar in chief to get away with multiple FELONIES while in office, now he does what all Liberals and Leftists do, BLAME and NAME others!! Obozo has said our ecomomic problems are Bush's fault, then the TEA parties fault, then the Japanese Tsunami…Never accept blame or responsibility for anything!! This IS their mindset!!! Anyone who disagrees with them is instantly re named…TERRORIST!!! Who do you suppose they intend to put in all those FEMA camps in EVERY State? Need about a million and a half volunteers…Oh Yeah!! Conservatives and of course terrorists! Those who don't agree with socialism, or Global control!! They have already said that!!
McCarthy was absolutely correct! The communists were moving into the U.S., and now we see the results of ignoring facts. I only wish Issa were another Joe McCarthy. I only wish we had a Congress who would stop pandering to white-collar criminals and put some of them behind bars where they belong.
Right on! Let's start at the very top with the Criminal in Chief and work our way down till we clean the whole damn house. Let's exterminate all the rats and vermon.
We the people, deserve better!
The lying bastard and his accompices need removed from our government.NOW
I hope Darrell Issa lives up to Joe McCarthy's legacy where Holder is concerned. Holder keeps insisting, under oath, that he operates as previous Attorneys General have done. I don't recall A.G.s in the midst of supplying new guns to drug cartels over the Mexican border.
This all leads right to the White House and Holder is shilling for Obama. This bunch in power keeps screwing up by the numbers and they must be ejected, the sooner the better.
AMEN Stan
Usually an FTE can be remedied by a good cleaning and proper lubrication applied.
It doesn't matter what other AGs have done what matters is what h has or hasn't done.
Is there a law that does not permit Darrell Issa to actually place Holder i Contempt of Congress charges and jail Holder until he does decide to release the requested documents. Why are these so-called Representatives so fearful of going ahead with the Contempt charges and jailing these politicians until the comply with the legal demands that are being made. Attorney General Eric Holder is no different than anybody else who would be held in Contempt of Congress charges for much lessor crimes, and he should be treated no differently.
You know the verse, "Let he, who is without guilt, cast the first stone." This applies to our current Congress. So many Congress members are complicit in this administration's crimes of treason and sedition, they don't want to ruffle feathers. They are also complicit in Obama's USURPATION of the Office of President and the subsequent cover-up. Most politicians in the Republican Party are progressives .. the debates between the Parties are for show, nothing else.
You may have a point there because that's possibly the only thing that makes any sense at all.
Maybe this comparison of Rep. Issa to Rep. Joe McCarthy is more appropriate than holder and his backers realize. Joe McCarthy was correct in his accusations that the state department and entertainment industry were riddled with communists.
This is Great ! I've been asking for over a year now " Where is Joe McCarthy when we need him?
I watched the hearings. It was very refreshing to watch Holder get angry when backed into a corner. His obvious disdain and outright dislike for the Congressmen pushing him to comply and to tell the truth was very revealihg. I would just love to see this thug go to jail. Right along with his boss.
When he is backed into that corner I wonder if o will toss him under the bus or stand in the corner with him. You must remember that when an animal is backed into a corner the more dangerous it becomes.
Its quite the zoo we are watching.
as we all know as proved by history Mccarthy was 100% correct in his assumptions about commies within our govt!! commie john dewey was complicit in bringing most of them here from germany and implemented them into our education system in 19 33