Darrell Issa, the Not-So-Grand Inquisitor - Mother Jones
...After the 2010 elections, the Repugnants had high hopes for Darrell Issa. He was the designated official Grand Inquisitor and Harrasser-in-Chief of the Obama administration. Somehow, it hasn't worked out as well as the Corporate Lobbyist party had hoped. Too bad. Sometimes using Government power to go after your hated political adversaries (with the Democrats interested in what is best for the entire country, they are the natural adversaries of the Corporate Lobbyist party whose contituents consist entirely of corporations and the wealthiest in our country).
http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/09/darrell-issa-house-oversight-chairman
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[FONT SIZE="3"]With the GOP now in the majority, the [FONT COLOR="RED"]twice-arrested (but never convicted)[/font] six-term Congressman, whose ability to charm and exude good humor belies behavior that would suggest the heart of a shark, ascended to the chairmanship of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. [font color="red"]Armed with subpoena power and the authority to investigate, hassle, and obstruct the Obama White House[/font] for at least the remainder of the president's first term, Issa found himself firmly ensconced in the catbird seat.[/font]
Making the position all the sexier was the media attention that came with the job, including guest appearances on Real Time With Bill Maher, frequent visits to the cable news shows, and a busy Sunday morning network talk show schedule.
All the attention seemed to suit Rep. Issa just fine. And then…nothing.
Almost a year into his term as chairman, Issa has produced no headline-grabbing investigation capable of putting the White House on the defensive or, for that matter, causing so much as a flutter of indigestion for the president. The congressman's efforts to probe everything from Homeland Security to Obamacare have failed to create the media buzz that might catapult the California representative to GOP hero status—and maybe even a spot on the national ticket as a vice presidential candidate. Who knew that the freshman tea party members were going to suck all of the oxygen from the halls of Congress and leave Chairman Issa gasping for air?
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