The GOP Plan To Investigate Obama: The First Four Potential Investigations

[deminks]

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/11/the_gop_plan_to_investigate_obama_the_first_four_potential_investigations.php?ref=fpb

Reps. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Lamar Smith (R-TX) have been attacking the Obama administration since pretty much the day Barack Obama took office. Until now, as just the ranking members of two powerful House committees and members of the minority party, their criticisms of administration officials and their decisions have been mostly limited to issuing press releases.

Now -- as the expected chairmen of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the House Judiciary Committee, respectively -- they're the proud new holders of subpoena power, will have a much more robust unit of investigators and will likely be a huge thorn in the side of President Obama and his top cabinet members.

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"In the House Judiciary Committee, we will focus on initiatives that protect Americans and create jobs, including strengthening national security, enforcing immigration laws, protecting intellectual property, preventing frivolous lawsuits and keeping children safe from sex predators," Smith said in a statement Wednesday.

Here are a few of the controversies you can expect to hear more about in the next two years.

1. New Black Panther Party

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2. Joe Sestak's Job Offer

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3. ACORN's Offspring

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4. BP Oil Spill

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This is gonna get me a job. I can't wait. /sarcasm off.

[emulatorloo]

1. Investigations and tax breaks for corps that outsource. The Republican jobs plan

Thanks for posting.

[bullwinkle428]

2. The Repukes really didn't learn a thing from the Clinton era, did they?

[Historic NY]

3. Citizen United & 2 SCOTUS judges meeting in political strategy sessions

[maryellen99]

4. Don't forget the birth certificate nt

[woodsprite]

5. And if none of that works, they're going to check his closet for a blue dress. n/t

[SharonRB]

6. I'll bet they issue a lot more subpoenas than Conyers

ever even dreamed of.

[Solly Mack]

7. Republicans don't mind digging around in the past - even when there's nothing

to find. Especially when there's nothing there to find. In fact, doesn't matter if there is no 'there' there. Because the GOP is also good at framing the issue and putting others on the defensive.

Impeachment can be used properly - for correcting corruption and crimes in office (that inherently has political consequences due to the very nature of impeachment - which can be good because it exposes the corruption and the crimes) - and it can be used improperly - as an attack tool to hobble a President.

The GOP has already shown it has no problem using impeachment improperly.

One of the arguments against impeaching Bush/Cheney was that it would be seen as 'revenge' and the GOP would THEN (after said impeachment) go after the next Democratic President. Implication being that if Bush/Cheney aren't faced with possible impeachment, then a Democratic President won't be either. Others argued that the GOP will go after a Democratic President regardless - so might as well do the right thing - because the GOP has no problem using impeachment as an attack tool.(which has already be proven with Clinton)


Sorry...talk of impeaching Obama is reminding me of past conversations...

I need more coffee

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. Well they will need more staff

:sarcasm:

Average joe will see a circus... perhaps (no, not really) they will finally get it.

Full :sarcasm:

A people who cannot remember and will not remember the past...