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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Holder has done nothing but stonewall and made a mockery of the process. If Holder is not subject to review by the people's reps in Congress then no one is. Get the contempt order out. If that order doesn't fly then at least make the destruction of any and all files by Holder a felony. Wonder if Issa has asked Holder to do an inventory of how many files there are? If he destoys them if he's not still there after the election that could be a problem unless it's made a criminal act before he leaves.
I knew this would happen money spent for something that should have never been spent because he well protected by Obama nothing more nothing less and sadly that is the way it is.
Q. Will RINOS Kill Fast And Furious Probe Today?
A. Most likely,they have (intentionally) dropped the ball on everythng else
This is just another 'ploy by Holder,to shut Issa down and doing it Obama's way'. Both Holder and Obama KNEW they were doing this Fast and Furious Deal,as they wanted to make it into a "take America's guns away tactic"-but,it backfired and they got caught. I pray Issa does NOT let Holder off the hook,as he's been stonewalling,and today,is NO exception. Holder wants it HIS WAY,and continue to frustrate Issa,and get his whole deal shut down. Issa needs to Hang Tough,as certainly the Weak-kneed,teary eyed,Speaker Boehner has NOT shown Brass Balls,in making Holder comply with this investigation. Chicago Thugs,etal-want to continue their crooked regime,and tell the Congress to F- Off,at each and every turn. They proved they feel "above the Law",and if it was the other way around,they'd be "calling for the Republican Head's to ROLL". Issa needs to REJECT THIS LATEST PLOY BY HOLDER.
Washington DC has become a country of its own. Insiders there do things to somewhat keep up the facade that they are working for us,but don't do anything that would impede their expensive,jet-set lifestyles.
In reality,DC is the Master Nation,and the rest of America is the Slave Nation. And they have absolutely ZERO incentive to change that.
Washington,DC is Americ's cesspool for liars,whores,and thieves.
This was called "Operation GUNRUNNER"until the light of day was shined on it. Then it suddenly became "Fast and Furious"in order to smokescreen its real purpose…to destroy the 2nd amendment and confiscate ALL firearms. If the RINO's torpedo the "Operation GUNRUNNER"investigation,I seriously recommend a rope necktie for one and all. By the way,I seem to remember "Operation GUNRUNNER"actually was started by the Bush administration. If anyone has information to the contrary,let me know. Otherwise it's rope neckties for the "Bushies"as well.
….if the republicians let this scum holder out of this………then i will make sure the republician party is finished!!
This always happen especially when money is involve on this trial.קייטרינג
The fix in in,Obama has already claimed executive privledge on behalf of Eric Holder.
Failing that Eric Holder will recieve a Presidential pardon.