Attorney General Eric Holder will meet with Fast and Furious nemesis Congressman Darrell Issa at 5:00 this afternoon in what could mark the end of the Congressional investigation of Barack Obama’s deadly gun smuggling scheme.
Last week, House Republican leaders at last agreed to schedule a vote on the Contempt of Congress charge Issa has long sought to bring against the Attorney General for 8 months of refusing to honor Congressional subpoenas. Deputy Attorney General James Cole quickly responded with a letter to House Government Reform Committee chair Issa, requesting a meeting to discuss ways of avoiding the vote. Issa agreed to meet with the Attorney General, but only if the Justice Department were willing to “…submit a serious proposal for how it intends to alter its refusal to produce critical documents subpoenaed by the Committee…”
One day later, on June 14th, Holder answered with a two page letter outlining the “compromise” offered by the Department. According to the Attorney General, the “extraordinary accommodation” proposed by the DOJ in that letter represents “… a serious, good faith effort to bring this matter to an amicable resolution.”
But based upon the contents of Holder’s letter, the representations of “serious” and “good faith” are outright lies. First of all, Holder’s willingness to “compromise with the Committee” is an insult to the right and authority of Congress to subpoena withheld documents. He then admits that the Department intends to provide documents that are “…outside the scope of the Committee’s interest in the inappropriate tactics used in Fast and Furious…” In other words, they will be items which the Committee has NOT subpoenaed and in which it undoubtedly has little or no interest!
Instead, Holder will offer an understanding of how the DOJ learned of those “inappropriate tactics” and what eventually prompted it to withdraw its infamous February 4th, 2011 letter to Congress claiming no gunwalking ever took place. And what this means is obvious—the Department will simply persist in its claim that “…until allegations about the inappropriate tactics used in Fast and Furious were made public, [DOJ] leadership was unaware of those tactics.” The Department didn’t know a thing until it was published in the New York Times!
It’s a scam…a sucker’s game. And Eric Holder is hoping Darrell Issa will step into the role of sucker. And what would prompt the far-too-savy Issa to do something so remarkably stupid? Only the fact that “Darrell Issa is under pressure from House Speaker John Boehner to DROP the Fast and Furious investigation because Boehner sees it as a distraction that could hurt Republicans at the polls.”
As FOX News reported on Monday, “…getting a contempt measure to the House floor could be a problem,” for “both Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor generally are not supportive of the vote against Holder.”
The sell-out in Speaker’s clothing and his weak-kneed leadership colleagues cannot muster the guts necessary to hold a black Attorney General responsible for his crimes. The public, their oath of office, and the Fast and Furious dead be damned! This is an election year, after all. And voters with no intention of voting Republican anyway might be offended.
So Issa might be pressured into TAKING this pathetic Justice Department offering, dropping the Contempt vote scheduled for Wednesday, and announcing an “accommodation” with the sincere Mr. Holder at some point in the future–like after the election, for example.
For months, “Coach is Right” and Western Journalism have warned readers about the supremely gutless, political hack in the Speaker’s chair and his desire to undermine the Fast and Furious investigation, even at the price of allowing Regime thugs to get away with murder. The next 48 hours will tell the tale.
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He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and third time, till at length it becomes habitual; he tells lies without attending to it, and truths without the world’s believing him. This falsehood of tongue leads to that of the heart, and in time depraves all its good dispositions. – Letter to Peter Carr (19 August 1785) Thomas Jefferson
Eric Holder has had months to “doctor” the documents or even produce fake ones. I can’t believe Issa is buying into this. He should have refused Holder’s offer to meet and gone ahead with the contempt vote. Obama and Holder and all of this administration is full of liars.
It’s John Bohner holding Rep Issa back .Bohner has been the problem from day 1.
You Betcha!! He is the one who also has to go! These Rino’s all need to be voted out! Nothing will become of this!!! A year and a half and all that money GONE!!! My heart aches for Brian Terry’s family!! Pray for all of our Boarder Agenyts….And, Holder gets to put the scews to our precious nation one more time! I’m FED-UP with just about all of them!
You got THAT right! John “The Cowardly Lion” (Wizard Of Oz) Boehner is the road block that keeps on enabling our demize. He’s no leader with the cajones needed to kick Democratic arses from now on. He MUST be removed!!!!!
John Bohner needs to step down now or be vote out of office.
ANY BETS ON THIS….ONE LIES, THE OTHER SWEARS? & OBAMA LAUGHS AT YOU & I.
“The sell-out in Speaker’s clothing and his weak-kneed leadership colleagues cannot muster the guts necessary to hold a black Attorney General responsible for his crimes. The public, their oath of office, and the Fast and Furious dead be damned!”
I have said from day one when Boehner was elected Speaker, that he was a nitwit and the wrong person for the job. This article supports my opinion.
Doesn’t this Holder switch and bait scam sound exactly like what happened to Sec. of State Ken Bennett? We won’t give you what you want we’ll give you what we want and you can accept it and save face. I hate republican cowards. Boehner and his ilk are reprehensible girlie men pretending to men in suits when we see them plainly pirouetting in tutus. Look at all the so called leading republicans with the eyes God gave you. I see closet homosexuals everywhere. Boehner, Cantor, Rubio, Graham. Hatch, Portman, Ryan all queers. Don’t believe me? Ask Charlie Crist.
The latest news as of 3:00 PM eastern time: Boehner had already forced Darrell Issa to radically trim his list of document demands from Holder. As of this time, Holder has yet to produce page 1 for the House Committee’s review. IF–and you can probably BET on this–IF Holder brings nothing to today’s scheduled 5:00 PM meeting but his usual arrogant contempt, Issa will demand of Boehner that the contempt vote go forward on Wednesday. FOX reports that House Republicans DO have the necessary votes to find Holder in contempt. BUT, don’t look for John Boehner to allow Issa to proceed with any sort of punishment for Holder. In short, the contempt finding will achieve nothing because John Boehner will not permit it to. As Coach is Right and Western Journalism have written for the past 6 months, Speaker Boehner is about the best friend Eric Holder has. And he will continue to defend the Attorney General from the law and the House of Representatives because the gutless, pathetic Mr. Boehner believes fulfilling the duties required by his oath of office will adversely affect Republicans in the November election.
By the way, Holder is almost CERTAIN to demand Issa cancel the contempt vote BEFORE he (Holder) will even consider producing any of the subpoenaed documents. That will be a condition of the DOJ producing ANYTHING for the Issa Committee. And what are the odds the contempt vote–which took MONTHS to finally clear with Boehner–will be rescheduled as we move closer to the election, even though Holder will have turned over nothing but pure garbage to the Committee!
One more thought–it’s a disgrace that the DOJ employees who took a chance of destroying their careers, even being prosecuted for violations of the law, will have done this very brave and risky thing for the benefit of their nation only to be thwarted by a coward in the Speaker’s chair. John Boehner will render their sacrifice meaningless because the gutless swine is more interested in politics than in justice.
The people in the DOJ who took the chance of turning over some documents to prove Holder was lying took a great risk and are patriots, The politicians such as Boehner acting as a coward in not doing what is right is very much a disgrace to the republican party and a sell out of the American people. Two border agents dead, and true patriots risk their careers and sacred honor to let the truth be known. I am disgusted by the treatment of the few who cam forward with the truth. You do no honor to the American People Mr Boehner. I do hope that you loose your election next time for your betrayal. People will remember this. That is if there will still be elections held. It really doesn’t matter though God knows the truth of everything and it is his will whatever the outcome will be
Very well put, we are so helpless. Makes one understand how the french thought before they finally had enough and started removing heads with the guillotine. Maybe they had a good idea?
If, Rep. DARREL ISSA does not push this to the limit, *** ERIC – - SS – - GESTAPO – - HOLDER *** will push the limit on anything else this bunch of RODENTS (democrats ) do befroe they are tossed out of office in November 2012 ERADICATION OF RODENTS ELECTION.
With all the letters, signed petitions, email, and faxes by Conservatives to Speaker Beohner and the Republican House leadership, nothing has changed their minds to grow a pair over Fast & Furious. Nothing will change their position. What’s plan B? What can We the People do to remind these hacks that they work for us?!? Must millions of us march on DC and camp out on the White House lawn until they understand we mean business? We have threatened to vote them out but they’re more worried about the Left labeling them as racists, unbelievable! There are only so many tools which our founders gave us, short of armed revolution, which will force our government to do our bidding, nothing has worked! I am sick and tired of watching the corrupt Left get away with their crimes while weak kneed (fellow conspirators?) Republicans let them get away with it! So, again, what’s plan B? Anyone???
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It would be nice to know what the sell out price is. If its sold shame on the pi$$ poor Repubicans
The RHINOS won’t do this if they are worried about their re election bid in November 2012 election.Think heavy on this one.
I think most dont worry about the next election…..
all the kings horses and all the kings men are all in cahoots ’cause the devil’s their friend.
I’d say, they ALL already have – or have made arrangements to have – ALL OF THEIR PERSONAL matters relocated to their Colorado survival community mountain cave[s], and are certainly NOT interested in upsetting their “New Neighbors” before they even get to the neighborhood!!!!
WE’RE THE ONLY ONES concerned about an “Election” — 6 November, or anytime in the future!!!!!
This a game to get out of breaking the law,Congress just bring the contenp charges and put the lieing piece of crap in Jail along with Odumbo and Clinton and Valerie Jerratt and lets get america back on her feet where she was before all these commie took office
Whatever comes of the meeting, Holder is guilty of Contempt of Congress and should be dealt with as such. I don’t contribute to the Republican Party anymore because they have no backbone to stand up for conservative principles. As someone else said previously, Holder has had months to doctor documents. He has had the the same time to do massive shredding. Don’t be surprised if he says the documents of interest were accidentally shredded.
I resigned from the republican party when it became the Repugnical party. Nothing is more repugnant than how all the official party have behaved. from choice of candidate, choice of speaker and inactivity of the house.
I hope Boehner loses his November reelection bid. The fellow can shed some tears in private and thankfully not in public. The demands of the day call for a Statesman. Boehner is not that man.
Boehner should NEVER have been given the position he now holds ! The party can forget about anymore donations from me as long as this spineless wimp is Chairman.
It appears to me there are 3 reason why he is doing this, he agrees with the Obama policies, he simply don’t care or he is being paid off by someone. If this RINO forces Issa to lose this case, charges should be filed against HIM !
The articles title says it all. Sooooo frustrating that we don’t have any Conservatives with bells on Capitol Hill, but I digress. The title asks a question…and the correct answer is……YES!!!
I just got off the phone with a girl at the office Of John Boehner and she said the vote is still on for tomorrow.
Here is his # for anyone who would like to call. 202-225-6205 Pls call and help convince him to do the right thing for Brian Terry’s family. I also told them about the dems wanting to see an id for anyone attending their conventions, but not the general elections. I asked why I’ve not heard the speaker making an issue of that?
I just spoke with Boehner’s office as to “Why he was considering to compromise on the Fast and Furious issue?” His office said that “where ever you’ve heard this – it is not true – and I shouldn’t believe everything I read.” I said, “that is good news.” He told me to, “take care.”
Even Megan kelly today on Fox, talked about Boehner is the one that could hold up the process. He’s been pulling Issa back for over a yr. now and is showing his true colors. The colors of a Traitor. The truth needs to be gotten out about him, especially to members of the NRA and GOA. Boehner the RINO, the traitor and liar.
Maybe the best solution to the problem would be declare Washington D.C. a foreign nation, build a fence around ti and move the Capital to Arizona.
didn’t watch my spelling meant it instead of ti
@benaround Thank you, Thank you! for giving me something to smile about today! Do you think we could build a fence high enough with an unremovable lid on it!!!! Have a great tomorrow!
Yes of course they will, RINO’s Like Boehner, McConnell, Cantor, even Issa is starting to look yellow around the gills. They will do nothing which rocks the “Good Old Boys club” which the Repugnicans and the Demoncrats have going in Washington. They will all continue the same old game which is do what makes them all richer and does not upset any of their rich donors. Those few who lose their seats, Just to make it look like there was an election, will go home with a pension for life, same as they were earning when in office. All those who played pattycake with the leaders, will be given nice retireee type jobs where they still have opportunities to live the good life off the people.
Even the RINO candidate for president, is an Obama look alike in many policies and is controlable by the Bilderberg committee. Life will go on much the same until the country totally collapses. Lord protect us from politicians in general.
The meeting between Issa and Boehner has come and gone, lasting only 20 minutes according to a FOX report. The guesses I made above turned out to be on the money. Boehner brought NO DOCUMENTS with him. He demanded that, as a condition of turning over those things he (Holder) decided to provide the Committee, the Contempt of Congress vote be immediately cancelled!! That’s arrogance itself! Issa apparently told Holder to stuff it. Issa was later interviewed by FOX and he stated that IF Holder turned over the required information prior to tomorrow’s scheduled vote, the vote might be cancelled. (But only if the Committee was satisfied with what it received.)
Holder stated on FOX that his goal is to resolve the Subpoena’s – does this also mean that it will resolve how and who administered the gun smuggling? Why is there a time restraint on the issue from Feb. 2011 through Dec. (or something) 2011?
If Boehner and Cantor are backing down on Holder because he is black ; that’s racist. It works both ways, folks. Maybe it’s time for white people to play the race card. Holder may be black but he’s commited crimes that in some circles might be considered treasonous. To not convict him for being a liar and a crook is an insult to the United States of America, it’s Constitution, and it’s people, regardless of color. Does ones color put them above the law?
We don’t need to resort to these immature, mindless, unjust efforts that they resort to. We are above this. In fact, they would like this.
Since everybody in govt. is paralyzed by the thug Holder and his Imposter lover Obama, maybe we should send in a patriot militia to “escort” him to jail.These criminal degenerates think that they can run roughshod over everyone. If the illegal admin. can’t obey the laws then it’s time to raise the bar and let We The People take care of the reprobates.
to mr bohne rand mr issa,we the people who are the real government,demand this treasonous trader racist a/g holder,who under his watch,border guard brian terry,was murdered by oone of these fast and furious guns,as well as lots of illegal guns have made it into the hands of the drug cartel,we the demand nothing less the holder being indicted for fast and furious,and the murder of brian terry,who under holders watch was murdered.the voice and the will of we the people who are the real government want holder indicted and charged with contempt and murder charges,and nothing less will we the people stand for.you mr issa and bohner work for we the people,not vise versa.and will has been spoken.watching your deeds,not your words.we are tired of this do nothing political run around.god bless ron paul/mitt romney,sheriff joe and cold case posse,chuck norris,and all american veterans/citizens.one nation under god
There has been an internal war going on against America since Woodrow Wilson and Teddy Roosevelt that has only grown in intensity through FDR, LBJ, other Republican and Democrat presidents to a lesser degree and now we have a man in place with underlings like Eric Holder who are preparing to deliver the coup de gras. The sleepwalking establishment Republicans don’t even know there’s a war going on. Allen West is a trained warrior and seems to be the only person in Congress who really understands what is going on and what is at stake. If Boehner is not removed and a man like Rep. West is not installed in his place I will leave the Republican Party and do all I can to establish a new Constitution-loving party to replace the useless Republican Party, just like the Republicans replaced the Whigs 150 years ago.
Eric Holders is responsible for supplying arms to the drug cartels and support the CIA and the DEA to help the Mexican drug cartels in the smuggling of drugs into the USA and the money laundry. Jane Napolitano is responsible for the trashing of our immigration laws, our Constitution and promoting the invasion of illegal aliens to our country. Obama is responsible for trashing our Constitution and the rule of law and promoting chaos in Mexico and the killing of thousands of Mexicans. This president is a pathological liar that can not be trust. He betray the American people and should be prosecute for crimes against humanity, he is accusing Russia of selling arms to Syria, while his administration was engage in the trafficking of arms to supply the Mexico drug cartel with these arms that killed thousands of innocent people for the only purpose to create chaos and the exodus of the millions that are coming to our country from Mexico.
For many years the USA has being planning and working for the formation of the North American Union; this economic block is very important to the world elite to exploit the natural resources and human capital of The USA, Canada and Mexico, they want to eliminate the borders and the government and create a new government that will have control in north America. The US economic collapse, the Mexican chaos done by the drug cartels that created the exodus of millions of Mexicans to the USA; it is done by the Obama administration; and the key players of this com-plot is Eric Holder, Janet Napolitano, and some of the Washington insiders that work for the world elite.
Juan’s assessment is dead on and Americans need to resist! Anybody who is a patriot and believes in the Constitution needs to unite in order to confront the One World Govt. traitors. For info on how to organize join your state guards or go to: http://www.modernmilitiamovement.com
http://www.wellregulatedamericanmilitia.com
http://www.SheriffRandMack‘sConstitutionalPosse.com
http://www.Oathkeepers.com (retired law enforcement and/or veterans)
Holder deserves nothing less than a Firing Squad, along with his buddy, Barrack! Both are not to be trusted in word or deed, both are the lowest of lowlifes and deserve nothing better. I will happily volunteer for the Death Squad!
I hope not…..holder is simply stalling hoping to pass the reelection of the dictator and then he can thumb his nose at the Congress and Issa. This is an unprecedented COVERUP of FAST AND FURIOUS, created by the liberals to try and influence the removal of our guns….and it backfired (excuse the pun) on them and now they are trying every which way to get out of it…..sorry, the COVERUP continues and we are watching closely. 4 1/2 months until NOVEMBER and we are learning more every day!!!!!
Let’s hope not but it looks like more scum is going to be floating to the surface of the cesspool our Nations Capitol is mired in.
I can’t stop wonderinig how the truth about F&F could hurt the GOP during this, an election year. Can someone explian that statement to me?
Sounds to me like there’s more to this than those on The Hill want people to know about.
All You Brain Dead Politicans Just Remember A Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio With Balls Would Hang Eric “Coyote” Holder High, How Much Evidence Must You Have??? God Bless America And Sarah Palin.
Boehner , Cantor and Rhinos are more interested in votes than the souls of those lives that were lost due to the directions from Holder evident from his refusal and extreme delay in transparency on this incident. This is exactly how the Libs get their agendas passed – by with holding information, shutting down the truth, or changing it around to fit their socialist agendas. Why can’t Boehner see this? How can you depend on someone who does this or lies – in the face of murder yet! If there is some kind of backlash from the R word, let it come to the light of day. This R stuff is a real lame reason for the majority of things these days. It has got to stop because we are not racist – everyone has to start appreciating the goodness of American life. Nobody really understands why slavery existed in the first place from the beginning of time. Nobody likes it and we should all get past it. There should be no reason for revenge or revisiting the injustice of it for some lame reason. We’re all different colors – so what – big deal. Black people should be proud to rise from the injustice of slavery – not seek revenge or keep living like it is the Civil War. It’s been going on for too long.