Rep. Issa Asked If He Is ‘Showboating’ With Fast And Furious On Face The Nation

Mediaite ^ | October 16, 2011 | Josh Feldman

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On Face the Nation today, Congressman Darrell Issa updated the public on his latest attempts to investigate the Justice Department for its possible involvement in the ATF “Fast & Furious” gun sting, but was careful not to accuse any of the involved parties of criminal conduct.

Bob Schieffer asked Issa to respond to charges that he’s merely “showboating” by issuing subpoenas. Issa responded by holding up one of the many pages in the official report given to him by the Justice Department that was completely redacted, and insisting it was important to be “thorough” in investigating the case. Issa said he was requesting other documents and e-mails from the Justice Department, but they have not been as open to cooperating as one might expect. Issa’s conclusion? “They know they made a horrible mistake.”

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Poo little things didn't put up much fight on this one, LOL

Just as soon as you start talking about facts they come up short.

[ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton]

Right. And the murders and crime were all dummied up as well I’m sure </S>

[jivin gene]

“Im not showboating....Im doing your job”

AMEN!!!!!!

[NonValueAdded]

“Im not showboating....Im doing your job”

Ooooooh, good one! Guaranteed to leave a mark

[Cold Heart]

Bookmark for Grandma:)

[Chode]

best wishes to your Grandma... 8^)

[Watchdog85]

I guess zero has CBS on lockdown again.

[Joe Brower]

So the drive-by media is now shifting from "ignore" to "attack" mode.

Looks like the "Gunwalker" plot is getting too close for comfort.

[Grut]

The headline's a little unfair to CBS: Issa was asked to respond to 'other peoples' charges that he was showboating, and 'somehow', he was prepared with the blacked-out document. To me, that looks like a helpful setup on CBS's part.

[raybbr]

“Im not showboating....Im doing your job”

Since when is it NOT a congressman's job to expose the corruption he finds in Congress?

[Blood of Tyrants]

Remember the Rose law firm billing records? Hillary sat on them for TWO YEARS and the consequences of them was no where near as dire as this. Holder will sit on them forever and just ignore subpoenas making ridiculous claims that they are too privileged to let Issa have them. No, it will take a warrant with federal officers physically seizing records.