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Post: DOJ wonders if federal court wouldn’t mind just dismissing Fast & Furious lawsuit

Surprise, surprise — it looks like the Justice Department is hoping that maaaaybe we can all just settle our differences and move on from that whole stonewalling, contempt-charge, executive-privilege, deadly Fast-and-Furious debacle, via the NYT: The … Continue reading →
Post: Issa: Eric Holder Didn’t Do His Job

Last night Chairman of the House Oversight Committee Darrell Issa went on Fox News Special Report with Bret Baier to react to the release of a 500-page Department of Justice Inspector General Report about Operation Fast … Continue reading →
Post: NAACP Requires Photo I.D. to See Holder Speak in State Being Sued Over Voter ID

Earlier today, Attorney General Eric Holder addressed the NAACP Nation Convention at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. What did media need in order to attend? That’s right, government issued photo identification (and … Continue reading →
Post: No Deal: Holder Still Refusing to Turn Over Fast and Furious Docs, Contempt Vote Moving Forward

Yesterday staff members of House Overisight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa and Speaker John Boehner met with Attorney General Eric Holder staff and White House officials in an effort to come up with a last minute deal … Continue reading →
Post: Issa accuses Obama of involvement in Fast and Furious operation

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) on Tuesday accused President Obama with either obstructing a congressional investigation or of involvement in the Fast and Furious gun-tracking operation. In a 7-page letter to the president, the chairman of the … Continue reading →
Article: Obama Shows His Contempt for Congress Again

Hot on the heels of his self-coronation, Barack Obama continued the transition of his presidency to a monarchy when he invoked executive privilege to block release of Department of Justice documents in the Fast and Furious … Continue reading →
Article: When Do the Hits Stop Coming?

I am so angry at what I have seen over the weekend, that I just have to take a break from my “What It Means To Be Conservative” series and write about something more pressing. Solyndra, … Continue reading →
Post: If Eric Holder’s charged with contempt — what’s next?

The sit down meeting between Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Attorney General Eric Holder over the withholding of documents pertaining to Operation Fast and Furious ended in failure on Tuesday, June 19. Holder didn’t release any … Continue reading →
Post: Obama: Claims of deliberate leaks ‘offensive’

President Barack Obama denied Friday that the White House has deliberately leaked classified national security information that is flattering to him in this election year, calling such allegations “offensive” and “wrong.” He promised investigations into … Continue reading →
Post: Drug Enforcement Administration laundering millions to drug cartels?

House oversight committee chairman Rep. Darrell Issa announced late Monday that he’s expanding his probe into the Justice Department’s questionable gun-walking programs to include drug money the Drug Enforcement Agency reportedly helped smuggle into the hands … Continue reading →