New Chairman Seeks More Power for U.S. Watchdogs

[NeoConsSuck]

Source: NYTimes.com

WASHINGTON — The Republican who will lead the chief investigative committee in the House is planning to vastly expand scrutiny of the Obama administration by seeking new subpoena powers for dozens of federal agency watchdogs in hopes of using their investigations and his own in an aggressive push to cut spending and shrink the government.

His agenda may surprise some Congressional Democrats and White House officials who are bracing for Mr. Issa to paper Washington with investigative subpoenas in a broader crusade to bring down President Obama.

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On Rush Limbaugh’s radio show before the midterms, he called Mr. Obama “one of the most corrupt presidents in modern times,” only to apologize later and say he did not mean to call Mr. Obama personally corrupt.

He has also threatened to investigate the so-called policy czars, including Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard law professor who was chosen to create the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.



Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/28/us/politics/28oversight.html?hp

[ixion]

1. Which is why the Dems should have been crawling up Bush's arse

because if the GOP believes they can do this without retaliation -- and thus far that's what it has been -- then there will be nothing, and I mean nothing to stop them from causing trouble for the next two years.

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. Appeasement of thuggery does not seem to be paying off for the Dems, does it ? n/t

[mazzarro]

4. Impeachment of Shrub "Off The Table"?

And no "looking backward" on war crimes? Now maybe, I mean, maybe this stupid advise that dems accepted when they had the power to clean house was the most idiotic thing to do. Now they will pay for it!

[Joanne98]

3. Can't we get Jerry brown and the CA Dems to redistrict Issa out of existence?

[Democat]

5. Democrats will keep kissing Republican ass.

While Republicans kick Democratic ass.

Obama is the worst offender of all.

[groundloop]

6. Another way for the party of NO to hinder government.

IMHO it would have been a bad mistake for Democrats to copycat this crap. Look where it got Newt and his cohorts who tried this bullshit the last time around.