GOP plans wave of White House probes

[Gapeach]

Let me save the GOP the effort: Barack Obama is indeed black. Impeachment is therefore a foregone conclusion.

Get it right, he is 1/2 black and 1/2 white.:thumbs:

 

[MKULTRABOY]

Let me save the GOP the effort: Barack Obama is indeed black. Impeachment is therefore a foregone conclusion.

SHHH SHHH SHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

you gotta have a leadin to that card!

 

[Troubadour]

Get it right, he is 1/2 black and 1/2 white.:thumbs:

Which still adds up to 1 whole Republican jihad.

 

[The Prof]

1/3 of foia requests filibustered: PROMISES, PROMISES: Little transparency progress - Yahoo! News

remember, issa says he has a whistle blower inside dhs who has sent issa's committee (house oversight) emails directing dept employees to screen for political purposes foia requests of a "controversial" nature

i guess all that talk of transparency was just more of the same stringing americans along

like closing gitmo, talking to iran, moving ksm to manhattan, ending the patriot act, prosecuting the cia...

the above examples of broken promises appear to be more a matter of incompetence than character

but this full out frustration of the foia...

judge for yourself

ap has

 

[Big Tom]

And Glenn Beck is honest, and Newsbusters is a reliable source.

Hey! You got something right. lol

 

[The Prof]

Ahead of a congressional hearing this week on whether senior political appointees at the Department of Homeland Security have blocked the release of some documents requested under the Freedom of Information Act, a series of newly uncensored emails indicate that some staffers complained for months of internal "meddling" by Obama-appointed officials.

Obtained by The Associated Press, the emails describe “crazy” and “bananas!” political reviews of document requests, and “constant stonewalling” as files went to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano’s political staff as part of the pre-release vetting process.

In one recent instance cited by the AP, immigration rights advocates had asked the department for e-mails that political appointees had sent to U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement about a controversial program. The internal search uncovered "embarrassing, crude exchanges," that were revealed not by the senders of those emails but by the recipients.

The department's chief privacy officer, Mary Ellen Callahan, herself a political appointee, warned in emails that the department could be sued for the delays sparked by the political reviews. "This level of attention is CRAZY," she wrote to her deputy in late 2009, musing that she hoped someone would submit a FOIA request on the process itself, the AP reported.

DHS called FOIA vetting crazy - Jennifer Epstein and MJ Lee - POLITICO.com

constant STONEWALLING

against FREEDEOM OF INFORMATION

by the politico's in the white house

surprised?

transparency, anyone?

blame bush?

bottom line---mr issa appears to have LOTS of whistle blowers

seeya in committee, comrades

bring your counselor

we'll bring the media

 

[Slartibartfast]

Republicans really do have an agenda for the nation after all.

This is what I figured. They would hound Obama like they hounded Clinton until they found something to take action against him on. Its sad.

 

[SheWolf]

LOL and Bush never ever did any shady deals?

No, Bush NEVER made any back door deals. He was a very intelligent man and a great president, despite being a poor public speaker. The only problem was the Democrats running the House and Senate during his presidency. The ruined the economy, voted us into two wars, and blocked all of his common sense legislation that would have saved the country.

 

[SheWolf]

The Dems have already run the country into the ground.

Personally, I would rather Congress spend more time on this crap and less time on new regulations that do nothing but make it harder to get out and make money.

Bush ran the country into the ground, Obama hasn't done as much damage... were you sleeping for 8 years?

 

[lpast]

Bush ran the country into the ground, Obama hasn't done as much damage... were you sleeping for 8 years?

It has gotten so very much worse under obama...

 

[SheWolf]

There was plenty of investigate if we go by the rule of thumb the Republicans seem to set down for these future "investigations".. Everything from Cheney and Haliburton to cherrypicking intelligence to justify the Iraq war, over to massive fraud in the occupation and so on and so on. Add to that, Ensign, and all the other corrupt Republicans past and present and well .. plenty to do.

I'd actually like to see an investigation into the Iraq War... The British put Tony Blair on trial and demanded answers. In America, we look the other way. It's kind f**ked up IMO.

 

[SheWolf]

It has gotten so very much worse under obama...

Banks aren't collapsing left and right, and the stock market is fairly stable given we are coming out of a recession, so I'd have to disagree... It's not perfect, but it's not as bad as it was. We got through the worst of it already.

 

[disneydude]

Please show where the Republicans had to bribe anybody to pass legislation.

BTW........ Bush has been out of office now for 584 days, where have you been living?

LOL...its funny how the right-wingers still hope that people will forget about their fiasco.....

 

[The Prof]

obama promised transparency, made it central to his presentation

he LIED

indeed, the professional staffers at dhs have NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT

deal with it

seeya in committee

 

[Utility Man]

.....The only problem was the Democrats running the House and Senate during his presidency. The ruined the economy, voted us into two wars, and blocked all of his common sense legislation that would have saved the country.

Year,Congress,President,Senate(100),House (435)

2009 111th D D - 55 D - 256
2007 110th R D - 51 D - 233
2005 109th R R - 55 R - 232
2003 108th R R - 51 R - 229
2001 107th R D* R - 221
1999 106th D R - 55 R - 223
* There were 50 Ds and 50 Rs until May 24, 2001, when Sen. James Jeffords (R-VT) switched to Independent status, effective June 6, 2001; he announced that he would caucus with the Democrats, giving the Democrats a one-seat advantage.

108th and 109th Congress was R and so was the President. The Iraq war resolution was from 10-2002, so that would have been a R President/D Senate/R House. I would bet that the R President didn't threaten to veto the bill and that the R House never filibustered over the issue.

 

[Whovian]

LOL...its funny how the right-wingers still hope that people will forget about their fiasco.....

what is more important to 'you, personally?

Blaming Bush for the last fiasco, or getting Obama to solve the current fiasco?

 

[SheWolf]

what is more important to 'you, personally?

Blaming Bush for the last fiasco, or getting Obama to solve the current fiasco?

It's equally important to hold people accountable as it is to fix the problem..

 

[Whovian]

It's equally important to hold people accountable as it is to fix the problem..

for the current situation yes, I agree. However, it seems quite a few liberal leaning posters here think blaming Dubbya for his mess is more important than addressing the current one.

 

[j-mac]

LOL...its funny how the right-wingers still hope that people will forget about their fiasco.....

Funny how the extreme left only can blame Bush after two plus years with total control.


j-mac

 

[Marshabar]

Funny how the extreme left only can blame Bush after two plus years with total control.


j-mac

Funny but strange. And bankrupt.

 

[Gill]

I'd actually like to see an investigation into the Iraq War... The British put Tony Blair on trial and demanded answers. In America, we look the other way. It's kind f**ked up IMO.

Sorry, but the British did NOT put Blair on trial. They had an inquiry to determine what happened in Iraq and what lessons could be learned.

We "looked" the other way because there was nothing to see. Those that believe Bush lied about Iraq are as pathetic as Obama birthers.

 

[The Prof]

hillary (who announced two weeks ago she would not be returning, she just can't take it anymore, all the amateurs and lack of professionalism) on abc and nbc yesterday conceded that congress indeed is entitled to answers to the obvious questions concerning our rather rash rush into libya

so obama's going on primetime tonite to EXPLAIN

you don't want to miss it, it should be fascinating, he's scheduled from the oval office (i presume) at 7:30 eastern

look for answers to questions aware americans anticipate:

1. days, not weeks?

2. get gadaffi or not?

3. regime change?

4. how much us investment in this "nato operation?"

5. what's the chain of command?

6. what are the anticipated costs and payfor?

7. when and how will congress be consulted?

8. how's this all fit into the broader middle east?

9. exactly who are these rebels we're aiding and will we be arming them?

10. and the biggie---NATION BUILDING?

what can he possibly say?

how much can he credibly avoid?

stay tuned

tonite is gonna be HUGE

 

[SheWolf]

Sorry, but the British did NOT put Blair on trial. They had an inquiry to determine what happened in Iraq and what lessons could be learned.

We "looked" the other way because there was nothing to see. Those that believe Bush lied about Iraq are as pathetic as Obama birthers.

Inquiry/trial whatever.... I still think it's fair to do the same to Bush, because, for one, his reason for the war kept flipping and changing... and for two, is our intel really that bad off?

 

[SheWolf]

Funny but strange. And bankrupt.

You're both bankrupt... They are just noting your sides hypocrisy and you're noting theirs.

 

[disneydude]

what is more important to 'you, personally?

Blaming Bush for the last fiasco, or getting Obama to solve the current fiasco?

Of course, solving the current problems we face. However, that doesn't mean that we forget how we got into this mess in the first place. If you fail to recognize your history you are doomed to repeat it.