GG wrote on Mar 14, 2007 8:43 PM:Pity Darrell didn't get "outraged" all the other times Congress has been lied to by this administration.

JA wrote on Mar 14, 2007 8:44 PM:Issa is shocked that the White House would lie to Congress, I guess that he doesn't remember all the WMD and Iraq testimony. Nothing new just par for the course!

Randy wrote on Mar 14, 2007 8:58 PM:Has Republican Congressman Darryl Issa seen the light? Or are the latest Gallup poll results shocking?

DL wrote on Mar 14, 2007 9:10 PM:Darrell Issa used political pressure to get Lam fired and now he is surprised that he was lied to. That is all Washington DC does is lie in one form or another. There are no morals in that town just do whatever it takes to get more money

Politics wrote on Mar 14, 2007 9:24 PM:Issa was sure quiet after his buddy Duke was convicted, and now you can't turn around without hearing from him. He must be up for re-election soon.

Viper wrote on Mar 14, 2007 9:24 PM:Issa doesn't seem outraged about Randy Cunningham lying. He even went as far as telling everyone Randy did nothing wrong. Its no secret that Issa has a problem with hispanics. Its a pity that he's using his political power to continue his hatred.

Mike wrote on Mar 14, 2007 9:35 PM:This administration has constantly lied to both Congress and the people. The man in charge needs to be held accountable!

Keith wrote on Mar 14, 2007 9:50 PM:Was there a sign on this article saying "Liberals Welcome".

MorallyGoofy1 wrote on Mar 14, 2007 10:01 PM:There was a sign on this article that said "Concerned Americans Welcome"

Amanda wrote on Mar 14, 2007 10:39 PM:How can we get rid of Issa now that Carol is gone an investigation on him is too far away......

Cal wrote on Mar 14, 2007 11:07 PM:Sliding down the slipper slope of deceit along with the Titanic Republican party, Issa tries to distance himself from the scandalous firings he was so proud to boast about a few weeks ago. Where was his outrage when Bush lied us into war?

John wrote on Mar 14, 2007 11:16 PM:Darrell rolls the political dice and flaunts his 1/20th involvement in Lam's firing. But the dice came up snake eyes. This was not the PR glory story he was expecting. Now he's got egg on his face and he's mad at the goose that lays his golden eggs.

Joan wrote on Mar 15, 2007 1:29 AM:The remarks above are wrong and meanspirited. Issa was did convey his outrage at the Cunningham case. He has spoken his concerns when they did not agree with the administration including the federal governments' lack of closing our border. I am glad he is trying to straighten out what appears to be disfunctional administration. None of the writers complained when Clinton fired 93 of them including the attorney general investigating white water. There is no room for improper conduct in any administration.

Realistic Righty wrote on Mar 15, 2007 2:40 AM: Oust the liars, but not just when the lies are not to your benefit....axe em all Bush first! However anyone who is saying oust the ag and supports Hilary needs to do some backtracking to her pre whitehouse follies, Whitehouse Fibs & Post Whitehouse silverware caper...not much character to trust there either. Bubba never lied though..he just didn't know what is is. Bubba knew for fact that there were wmds but instead of dropping a bomb on Bin Laden, ...

Skip wrote on Mar 15, 2007 4:37 AM:Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is really a nice man. You alll are a bunch of RACISTS!

Buck wrote on Mar 15, 2007 4:57 AM:Whenever the Republicans/Conservatives are in deep ... it must be the fault of the Liberals!

It must be true... wrote on Mar 15, 2007 5:01 AM:because who knows more about lying than Issa.

EG wrote on Mar 15, 2007 5:48 AM:Yep, all rats eventually jump off the sinking ship. No surprise here.

They are what they are: wrote on Mar 15, 2007 5:59 AM:Yes Cal and John, I believe the negative reaction to his medling with the justice system and his part in the firing of the attorney who got Cunningham and Foggo and was hot on the trail of Rep. Jerry Lewis, is making Issa a bit uncomfortable. I can't help but wonder what he has to hide.

This administration was left behind wrote on Mar 15, 2007 6:04 AM: Why does the Bush Administration always LIE to the American People? Why is mediocrity the standard? Soon we will hear "Heck of a Job, Al" and maybe even see him get a Medal around his neck.

fatcatpolitics wrote on Mar 15, 2007 7:07 AM:That's great he is concerned about getting lied to from the most prolific liars in modern political history. Maybe he will stand up for this country and shout truth to power where it really counts... The Bush White House...

Paul wrote on Mar 15, 2007 7:40 AM:What vitriolic comments! You fellow bloggers would be critical of Jesus if he was a congressman. No one in politics makes correct decisions all the time. Also, does anyone realize that if you don't hold the party line as mandated by your party that you are then ostracized and politically banned within your party. I don't condone illegal activities by political moguls who feel they are above the law. I don't condone the Republican and Democratic parties, because they have lost sight of their constitutionally defined purpose, to represent their constituents. The people need and are hungry for statesmen, not politicians. The political system, with few exceptions, as it exist at this time is laughable.

Enough already wrote on Mar 15, 2007 8:24 AM:When is Issa going to resign? What exactly has he done for any of us?

Bob wrote on Mar 15, 2007 8:38 AM:The administration lied to congress (and everybody else)? Does anybody detect a trend here? Did somebody give Issa a gift certificate for Clues-R-Us?

SmilinJack wrote on Mar 15, 2007 8:54 AM:Those who follow such things know, of course, that Issa has been one of the chorus of Republican Congressman who have been attempting to politicize immigration-related matters as they relate to DOJ, but I for one am glad to see him make such a strong statement in the current brouhaha. I only hope that his outrage comes truly because of what has happened, and not because he needs to sguirm out from under this mess, to which he is very much related. I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. So far as his fairly constant part in the drumbeat against our Latino brothers and sisters, he should be careful. A spirit of vitriol has a way of spreading; has he heard the rising tide of intolerance against those of Arab descent? Who will stand with him when his comrades-in-arms start calling for the internment of Arab-Americans to protect against the newest alarmism: "home-grown Islamist terrorism." Mr. Issa, welcome to the right side for once. And, by the way, you might want to keep a bag of personal items packed; you can't be sure who they'll come for next...

Mark wrote on Mar 15, 2007 9:41 AM:All these so-called "concervatives" make me sick. There is no much difference between Issa and his buddy the Duke, and most of his "conservative" followers in the district. I guess being a conservative/Republican means undermining the U.S. Constitution, deceive the American people, and be the biggest hypocrite (i.e. Newt Gingrich). God save us from these Republicans.

Mandy the Republican wrote on Mar 15, 2007 9:44 AM:So is Issa a wanna be candidate for US Senate? He's sure sounding like he's rolling over to appeal to anyone who's not his normal conservative base...but it seems like this one has backfired. Just like his blind support of Cunningham. Did Carol Lam get too close to Lewis/Foggo/Wilkes, etc. for his comfort? It's always easier to hide behind the skirts of immigration.

John wrote on Mar 15, 2007 9:57 AM:The liberal media and the Clintons are to blame for ALL of the republican's woes. Without them we should be blissfully continuing the will of the Bush Administration. How unpatriotic! Even Ann Coulter would characterize their actions as "treasonous"!

Concerned-1 wrote on Mar 15, 2007 10:11 AM:Issa is on the right side of the issues I care most about. Washington DC is what it is. You guys can go back and forth about your liberal or conservative convictions, but politics will always be the same. Better the devil you know...

Whah whah, whah: wrote on Mar 15, 2007 10:59 AM:Joan, Clinton hasn't been President for the past 6 years! How long can you keep using him as your whipping boy? When Clinton came into office he requested the resignation of all the US Attorneys--he didn't cherry pick and fire those who were in the midst of corruption cases or who had refused to buckle-under to unethical political pressures to determine timetables and case loads. There is a huge difference. Also he didnt sneak a provision through (Patriots Act) to bi-pass congressional confirmation of his new appointments! US Attorney's do serve at the pleasure of the President--but seldom does the President choose to make justice a partisan political payback scheme to protect the corrupt and to harass the opposition.

GG wrote on Mar 15, 2007 11:18 AM:Joan, yes Clinton fired US Attorneys. It is customary for incoming presidents to ask for the resignations of the previous president's political appointees, especially when the previous president was of a different party. There is nothing at all unusual about that. What is odd in this case, and not customary, is that eight US Attorneys WHO WERE ALL APPOINTED BY BUSH, and who all had good, if not great job reviews, were fired in an apparent conspiracy by the White House to manipulate the Judiciary. The last person to try that was Richard Noxon, also a Republican. This was one of the reasons given for the intended impeachment of Nixon.

Democrat wrote on Mar 15, 2007 11:21 AM:Realistic Righty - I am with you Hillary is a sick puppy. I will NEVER vote for her. I will change Party's before I do that....

Concerned-2 wrote on Mar 15, 2007 11:34 AM:Issa is one of the devils I know and I also know that no matter what side of the fence you are on- the Corporatists have their people in BOTH parties! That leaves US out. Issa shouldn't have gone to Lam to complain- he should have gone to the Attorney generals office. Issa's record is all about supporting Global Trade, the SPP,destruction of the US Constitution Big Government and Multi-National Corporations at our expense. Illegal Immigration is the ruse he uses for 'popular appeal' He's so bought.

Just a Distraction wrote on Mar 15, 2007 12:19 PM:This nonsense is just a distraction from important issues. This president is so screwed up, and the funny thing is people defend him by citing Clinton. Things must be really bad!!!!

Concerned-1 wrote on Mar 15, 2007 12:28 PM:Good post by Concerned-2. I obviously have not got that far down in the weeds with Issa's record, but then why should I? I have come to expect the global-trade mantra, double talking, and glad handing tactics from all our politicians. Whether Issa's just paying lip service to immigration, we'll have to see. I doubt if I'll live long enough to see a real, for-the-people, politician (if there ever was such a thing).

Finally wrote on Mar 15, 2007 12:32 PM:People are getting wise to all the lies. Took y'all long enough. Like others have posted, when the rethugs are in trouble, tie a Clinton to the whipping post. It's always the same. It's tiresome and pathetic. Whip the rethugs, whip yourselves. They are the ones lying and causing the most harm to service people being killed in Iraq and to this nation. Those of you who believed them and voted for them are also to blame for letting them run wild and creating a nation of disgrace and scandal. The Clinton "scandals" were lightweight compared to ALL the death, destruction and mistrust the rethugs have created. I'm not buying this "realization" by Issa. We've been lied to from the very beginning. Even before W stole the presidency and those of you who voted for W and this criminal admin, and who voted for the other criminals Cunningham, Ney, et al are to blame.

GG wrote on Mar 15, 2007 1:35 PM:to Just a Distraction-this is not "just a distraction". This is potentially a major constitutional crisis.

lies and liers wrote on Mar 15, 2007 1:52 PM:If someone/anyone , under oath, lies to congress or in any court type proceeding & you can prove it then indict and prosecute them. If not, don't call them liers, What do you think Scooter?? I for one am sick and tired of all this do nothing, political bickering congress and as far as I'm concerned incumbants, your all out next time.

John to Paul wrote on Mar 15, 2007 3:43 PM:Last time I checked, Issa is was Jesus. May we criticize him now?

Sparky wrote on Mar 15, 2007 3:50 PM:If Hillary Clinton had been outraged that Bill lied to her after 6 years in the White House, you would probably wonder why she was so surprised all of a sudden. So I'm wondering, why is Issa so surprised that the Bush administration has been playing fast and loose with the truth ever since 2001? Did he finally switch to caffeinated coffee?

to GG wrote on Mar 15, 2007 5:03 PM:your right, consider what Justice Brandeis said — "Our government... teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy".

Adam wrote on Mar 15, 2007 6:12 PM:I am really surprised that no one is playing the "Race Card". Maybe there is no such thing as a Hispanic Vote.

Randy wrote on Mar 15, 2007 8:07 PM:Is Republican Congressman Darryl Issa a "loyal Bushie?"

Speed racer wrote on Mar 15, 2007 8:39 PM:Adam - What race card? Do you mean Gonzales the Hispanic or Issa the Lebanese?

A First wrote on Mar 19, 2007 9:06 AM:In four years I have never seen a cartoon by Thornhill that I agreed with; but that record has been broken by the cartoon today that depicts that Issa has a lot to explain about his involvement in the firing of US Attorney Lam.