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Fast and Furious: Rep. Darrell Issa Blinks, No Contempt Charges for Holder
Big Government ^ | Feb. 11, 2012 | AWR Hawkins

Posted on 02/11/2012 11:38:13 AM PST by Smokeyblue

For nearly a year now, House Oversight Committee Chair Darrell Issa (R=CA) and Attorney General Eric Holder have locked horns over Operation Fast and Furious. Throughout this time we have seen heated exchanges between the two during Congressional hearings, watched the DOJ’s narrative change more than once, and wondered why Holder has thus far been allowed to dictate the speed at which the committee can investigate him.

As of late, when Holder dug in and simply refused to the turn over the documents the House Oversight Committee subpoenaed, the contest between he and Issa turned into nothing less than a battle of wills. And Issa upped the ante when he drew a line in the sand and gave Holder until 5 pm on February 9th to comply with the subpoenas or face charges of contempt of congress.

(Excerpt) Read more at biggovernment.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: atf; az; banglist; corruption; cwii; dea; dhs; doj; ericholder; fastandfurious; fbi; fraud; gunrunner; gunwalker; holder; ice; issa; lping; obama
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To: WilliamofCarmichael

Could it even be something like threats from the cartels themselves?


61 posted on 02/11/2012 1:57:38 PM PST by RockinRight (If you're waiting to drink until you find pure water, you're going to die of dehydration.)
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To: mcshot
"Agree! This mutual admiration big crooks society must be disassembled and restaffed with true public servants who have “X” time to serve their Country and constituents."

I think we both know this country is too far down the rabbit hole for that to happen.

62 posted on 02/11/2012 2:02:45 PM PST by ArchAngel1983 (Arch Angel- on guard / Wenn Sie etwas sehen, sagen Sie etwas!)
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To: Outlaw Woman
You know Boehner is behind this...

Yes, he is. Read this.

63 posted on 02/11/2012 2:06:04 PM PST by upchuck (Let's have the Revolution NOW before we get dumbed down to the point that we can't.)
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To: South40
I lost all respect for Issa when he endorsed Romney. So this doesn’t surprise me or change my opinion of him.

John Bolton and Kris Kobach did the same and I still retain immense respect for each. Both want career advancement, and Romney seemed inevitable at the time. As an activist I may not like it, but I won't write them off for it either.

64 posted on 02/11/2012 2:12:12 PM PST by montag813
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To: Smokeyblue
Shameful!

Cowardly!

Disgusted!

65 posted on 02/11/2012 2:23:12 PM PST by Chgogal (WSJ, Kristol, Krauthammer, Rove et al., STFU. Thank you.)
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To: upchuck

That is what I was referring to. That article was posted on Tuesday, and some of us were hesitant about it because of the source. Anyway it is what it is as they say. He’s a traitor....they’re ALL traitors and should be hanged!


66 posted on 02/11/2012 2:50:27 PM PST by Outlaw Woman (When does the shooting start?)
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To: butterdezillion

Ace of Spades blog has a link to the USA Today article.

Friday Night “Fast & Furious” Document Dump, and Obama’s Great Compromise

http://minx.cc/?post=326611

Now it turns out that two of the “big fish” supposedly targeted in the bungled “Fast & Furious” ATF weapons export program were FBI informants. And their status as such made them essentially “unindictable” by the Federal Government. Well, what did you expect? Did you think that the Reichstag was going to torch itself?


67 posted on 02/11/2012 3:02:22 PM PST by Smokeyblue (Obama's got NBC problems and birth certificate problems - a bad case of Cluster F**ked.)
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To: montag813

Anybody know what’s become of Thad McCotter? I’m reading up on how the TARP stuff transpired, and McCotter was a big voice opposing TARP. What’s he up to lately? How about Mike Pence?


68 posted on 02/11/2012 3:12:10 PM PST by butterdezillion
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To: Smokeyblue
Did you think that the Reichstag was going to torch itself?

Brings up a nice point: has any Republican in Congress uttered the phrase "Reichstag fire" yet? If not, why not? It's not as though the Democrats were hesitant to throw rhetorical bombs, and in this case the bomb's not all that rhetorical.

69 posted on 02/11/2012 4:20:35 PM PST by Grut
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To: Smokeyblue

Later.


70 posted on 02/11/2012 4:21:33 PM PST by matthew fuller (Obama has definitely earned a second term- 99 years in Leavenworth USP.)
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To: Starboard

Politicians, the original useless eaters!


71 posted on 02/11/2012 4:56:55 PM PST by rawcatslyentist (BO Stinks!)
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To: WilliamofCarmichael
I think you have said the magic words here. This is one of the most potent sources of crypto influence inside the Beltway. There are several such influence networks that ramify throughout DC. The various Chinese networks for instance. Anyone who threatens to expose any of these hidden networks risks either career or life and limb.I have been called a foil hat by several here for alluding to these crypto political influence networks. However, they do exist and their baleful influence grows worse with time.
72 posted on 02/11/2012 5:11:40 PM PST by robowombat
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To: South40
I lost all respect for Issa when he endorsed Romney.

Romney?! Issa is an ACU 100 guy, like Tom McClintock. What the hell is he doing endorsing Squish?

Is that the price of a chairmanship in DC today? "You gotta endorse Our Guy when we tell you to"?

73 posted on 02/11/2012 5:19:07 PM PST by lentulusgracchus
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To: boxlunch
BANKING GIANT ACCUSED OF LAUNDERING BILLIONS Ex-employee in New York has 1,000 pages of customer account records

Dr. Jerome Corsi has been the most active. This article does not cover everything. The Fast & Furious connection has been made by Dr. Corsi in his several interviews recently. Youtube has them. Just search for, corsi youtube hsbc

Speculation about Washington, D.C. being worried in MINE.

However, Dr. Corsi did say on the Barbara Simpson show on KSFO last weekend that his work exposing HSBC has brought more requests for information from Washington, D.C. than any of his past investigations. He is concerned about how to protect his story and -- the way I heard it -- he is also concerned about protecting himself.

74 posted on 02/11/2012 5:24:58 PM PST by WilliamofCarmichael (If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
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To: lentulusgracchus
I find this fairly disgusting.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2782531/posts

75 posted on 02/11/2012 5:31:39 PM PST by South40 (Mitt is full of Shtt)
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To: RockinRight
RE: Could it even be something like threats from the cartels themselves?

Not only threats of violence against the GS, SES, appointed, and elected government employees but also threats to stop payments to them. I bet. :)

76 posted on 02/11/2012 5:32:05 PM PST by WilliamofCarmichael (If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
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To: Smokeyblue

Not surprised at all.

Fear is a terrible thing.


77 posted on 02/11/2012 5:42:42 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U (NOT VOTING gets 0bamao re-elected and it's all downhill from then on.)
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To: robowombat
It makes absolute sense that such influence as you describe exists. Otherwise such things would not be so universally common throughout history -- I recall a mild form of it.. Washington Times reporter Bill Gertz said during an interview on KSFO radio that the Chi-Coms require American corporations to do the lobbying for them (the Chi-Coms) if the corporations want to protect their investments in Red China. Those were not his exact words but I recall that he did say the corporations were required to do the lobbying for them (the Chi-Coms) . . . .
78 posted on 02/11/2012 5:44:40 PM PST by WilliamofCarmichael (If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
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To: bigbob
Just a big mouth.

All the better to hold those b****

79 posted on 02/11/2012 5:45:21 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U (NOT VOTING gets 0bamao re-elected and it's all downhill from then on.)
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To: WilliamofCarmichael

Mark for later.


80 posted on 02/11/2012 5:48:14 PM PST by Czar (NRA Life Member)
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