Sparks flew between Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Attorney General Eric Holder Wednesday during a Judiciary Committee hearing. And we don’t mean the kind of sparks that fly between Barney Frank and random cabana boys.
Issa grilled – absolutely grilled – Holder about the Justice Department’s Operation Fast and Furious and Project Gunrunner. Holder tap danced like Mr. Bojangles. He would have gotten 9s on Dancing With The Stars.
Issa is Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and has subpoenaed documents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) relating to the highly controversial “Project Gunrunner.”
Holder claims he knew nothing about it. He claims his top assistant knew nothing about it. He also seems to be remarkably uninterested.
Unless we’re mistaken, Issa isn’t going to let this one go.
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This story could bring down plenty of people, & it should...
...including Obama.
I am waiting for someone to blame Bush for this.
Holder keeps saying he never heard of Operation Gunrunner until recently (AKA: Fast and Furious?? AKA: Gunwalker??). But according to the DOJ ITSELF, he gave a speech touting it on April 2, 2009!!
http://www.justice.gov/ag/speeches/2009/ag-speech-090402.html
Holder: “Last week, our administration launched a major new effort to break the backs of the cartels. My department is committing 100 new ATF personnel to the Southwest border in the next 100 days to supplement our ongoing Project Gunrunner, DEA is adding 16 new positions on the border, as well as mobile enforcement teams, and the FBI is creating a new intelligence group focusing on kidnapping and extortion. DHS is making similar commitments, as Secretary Napolitano will detail.”
Please a few seconds to register your opinion. Eric Holder's stone walling seems to be indicative of his guilt
http://www.qwanz.com/politics/federal/do-you-think-eric-holder-should-be-tried-for-treason-for-his-role-in-operation-gun-runner-and-operation-fast-and-furious/
Please a few seconds to register your opinion
http://www.qwanz.com/politics/federal/do-you-think-eric-holder-should-be-tried-for-treason-for-his-role-in-operation-gun-runner-and-operation-fast-and-furious/
"you have to understand how the department operates". Yeah. I think we understand. It operates just like the White House.
Holder is a racist idiot. Untouchable, in that he is Obama's guy. Wouldn't write 'Obama's boy', someone would acuse me of being racist. When he prosecutes the New black Panthers for what they did on election day I'll change my mind. Thank you, Darrell Issa, for pressing this POS. What an exercise in humility. The Spirit of Truth is nowhere near this administration. I'm glad the video ended before Sheila Jackson Lee started tossing softballs. Holder's a Puke
Something tells me Holder would be singing an entirely different tune if GUNRUNNER had led back to some white militia in Minn or Idaho....just sayin'
Colonel Hogan, I see NOOOOTHING! I know NOOOOTHING! Now, if you will excuse me, I must go remind President Klink how awesome he is for killing Bin Laden MITT HISS OWN HANDS!
This freaking weasel is really good at obfuscating the truth isn't he? What a tool and a liar. Blatant liar. Either deman his resignation or fire him now.
These marxist snake oil salesmen are nothing more than liars lying for liars, nothing new here except the name of the culprit.
I gave it six minutes. I get the idea. No one knows anything and no one is responsible for anything. He doesn't give a crap about anyone. He cares not for our safety. I am not surprised.