Rep. Issa asks White House to turn over e-mails to Homeland Security officials

[babylonsister]

This guy is going to prove to be one big fat pain in the butt. Here's a thought; investigate him!

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/141637-rep-issa-asks-white-house-to-turn-over-e-mails-to-homeland-security

Rep. Issa asks White House to turn over e-mails to Homeland Security officials
By Jordy Yager - 02/01/11 08:43 PM ET


The Republican Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee says the White House’s response to his first major request for documents and records was inadequate.

As a result, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is refining his request and asking for copies of e-mails between key White House officials. He is also seeking a series of interviews with top-level staff at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as part of his probe into the Obama administration’s transparency.

Last week, Issa requested that 180 agencies send him records showing how fast they respond to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. He also asked the agencies to explain why some FOIA requests are delayed more than others.

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Issa also said he “was disappointed to learn” that less than two weeks ago DHS’s Office of General Counsel instructed “career staff” in the privacy office not to search for documents related to his request. :) Instead, the staff was told that associate general counsel Joe Maher would be handling the department’s response, according to Issa.

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[butterfly77]

1. Agreed!

"Here's a thought; investigate him!" Along with McCOnnell,Sessions,Shelby,Inhofe,King,King,the other Sessions,Coburn and many more!!!

[maxrandb]

2. If President Obama and the Democrats want to see their popularity

with the American people soar, they would very publicly come out and say "in the spirit of budget tightening and being good stewards of the people's money, please have your staff detail the estimated cost of this fishing expedition" and then when it's shown to cost millions of dollars, simply say "Eff you" to Issa.

The American people are sick of this shit.

[Ikonoklast]

3. I'd send over twenty tractor-trailer loads of paper documents.

Anything and everything this administration has on paper...all but what Issa asked for.

[LiberalFighter]

4. How about sending what Bush did?

[Sheepshank]

5. Maybe he could ask Palin the same questions? n/t