Istook Releases Statement on IRS Snafu (contradicts previous words)

[grasswire]

http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ok05_istook/IRStmt.html

Released Nov. 22

“I want to reiterate what I said on Sunday, namely that this was not my language. I then spent most of the day tracking down what happened.

“I had nothing to do with inserting this language. I never knew what was happening until it was done. Had I known, I would have intervened to omit or to fix this provision.

“I didn't write it; I didn't approve it; I wasn't even consulted. My name shouldn't be associated with it, because I had nothing to do with it, and didn't even know about it until after the bill was done and was filed.”

“We have a problem with how bills like this are put together. On occasions, appropriations staff will take the initiative to insert language they believe will be non-controversial. They do this with the approval of full committee staff, but without the knowledge or approval of subcommittee chairman like me. That is what happened in this case.

“We have a chain of command problem over whether the subcommittee staff are ultimately accountable to the full committee staff—who represent the full committee chairman—or to the subcommittee chairman. The subcommittee chairman should never be bypassed like I was in this case. I will work to fix this as part of the reorganization of the appropriations committee that will take place during the next several weeks.

Josh Marshall is on the story: http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com

[Old and In the Way]

1. So.....who did it?

This has to be a federal offense. Throw the book at the person who tampered with our legislative process. BTW, who is inline to be House/Senate chairman of these committees? I'd be looking at these people pretty damn closely.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

2. Who did it?

DeLay. Know it.

[Old and In the Way]

3. Of course he did...and he got caught.

But he's a coward and I'm sure a loyal staffer snuck it in. So find the guy and throw the book at him. Give him a leniency if he talks....this is a big time offense, tampering with federal legislation.

I suspect that DeLay is getting desperate...I couldn't be happier to see this fascist bugkiller go down.

[grumpy old fart]

4. So, WHO DID IT???????

Is there a prayer that the MSM will demand an answer to this most fundamental question?

[democratreformed]

5. I'd really like to keep up with this one.

Someone should definitely get axed, IMO.

[snippy]

6. What an obfuscating shit eating back stabbing liar.

Defecate on the Constitution, masturbate with it, try to lick it clean, then blame your staff. How very republican.

[AusTexDem]

7. sometimes i think that there has to be some cosmic justice that

will be dealt out to these people. But then then I keep seeing Henry Kissinger's face on my TV. and I see that there is no justice. If someone like him is still walking around free.And not only that but apparently people still care what he has to say.That's one evil fucker that should have been locked up long ago.

[this_side_up]

8. does anyone know exactly why Kissinger

and Friends were never arrested when they left
the confines of the US? Or was the rest of the
world bought off?

[AusTexDem]

9. that's what I've been asking for years.

maybe there just any enough jail cells for all those bastards.
they have to save the room for pot smokers and life style mavens.

[Supersedeas]

10. insert generic appropriations staff and then call it accountability

Republican Party family values?