Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are accusing Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) of selectively leaking misinformation about HealthCare.gov in an effort to portray administration officials as misleading the public about the implementation of Obamacare.
On Thursday, Issa appeared on Fox News and claimed that he had obtained documents proving that contractors working on Healthcare.gov believed that the site could only handle 1,100 users before launch. U.S. Chief Technology Officer Todd Park and White House Press Secretary Jay Carney had publicly stated that the administration believed that the site could handle 60,000 concurrent users.
But in a letter to Issa, Rep. Ellijah Cummings (D-MD), the ranking member on the Committee, pointed to an interview Issa’s own staff conducted with Henry Chao, the Deputy Information Officer. Chao explained that the 1,000 figure were “the results of a much smaller testing environment” and were not conducted “with final production testing of the system at full capacity.”
“The estimates for the full [Obamacare] website environment were considerably higher,” Cummings writes, adding, “[I]t is reckless and highly irresponsible to make unsubstantiated public allegations by taking information out of context, especially when the Committee has information in its possession that directly contradicts these unfounded allegations.”
This, of course, is nothing new coming from Issa who is well known to have virtually NOT one ethical bone in his body. He approaches his job as House Oversight Committee Chairman as if he is a"fixer" for the Mafia and is tasked with making GOP problems go away while exaggerating the problems with his political enemies.
Issa is a street hood who has been dressed up to appear less thuggish in public, but at his core he is still the punk kid who was indicted twice for stealing cars.
Not a surprise that he is one of the more prominent members of the House Republicans.
I have watched this man for some time and indeed he is a crook at heart. It is a desired character trait of republican politicians. There is no honor in the ranks.
ReplyDeleteI have also watched him. He is the epitome of a crook without a conscience... otherwise known as a sociopath. Evil incarnate. Honesty is not part of his nature. He attempts to manipulate to gain an advantage for himself in all situations... just like Palin.
DeleteEvery one of these Re-thug congressman look like they have an iQ of 65 max, Issa, Ryan, Walker, Perry Santorum, etc. Coincidence? I Think Not!
ReplyDeleteSay, Gryphen, can you confirm or refudiate a rumor I think I heard on the Interwebs that the Hon. Darrel "Dimebag" Issa was stopped by security officers at 3am outside of Health & Humane Service's Secretary Kathleen Sebelius's Washington DC office carrying what was described by witnesses as "two sloshing plastic buckets of what smelled like gasoline"? Issa, the rumor goes, was released when he explained that he operates a small after-hours gasoline delivery service as a way to stay in touch with the little people and to supplement his congressional pay and had simply gotten his directions mixed up on the way to a customer's house.
ReplyDeleteI mean, I respect Rep. Issa as much as the next guy -which is to say not at all - but there just seems to be something fishy about this story. Seriously, does anybody really believe a sitting congressman has a side business delivering gasoline in the middle of the night?
At least Ted Cruz's Cuban Food truck "Mira! Mira!" is a plausible and tasty operation while Rand Paul's futuristic indoor laser paintball venue is fun for the whole family. And your Phoenix readers can tell you that while 77 year old Good Ol' Gramps McCain rarely climbs the ladders himself much anymore, his Rich Man's Roofing Service is a well respected operation. I don't have to name the severe conservative owners of "In The Closet", DCs most popular gay bar or The Rumpus Room, a brothel whose motto is "elected officials welcome - ask about our 10% afternooner discount", but you can probably guess.
So, you can see it isnt uncommon for legislators to have side businesses. But I just wonder about this Issa story. Anyway, find out what's going on and put some hustle on it, will ya?
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I love you, Beldar.
DeleteAilsa, let me add my admiration for Beldar. In German satire is often called: Galgen Humor (gallows humor), and too few understand and really appreciate it. So, Beldar, if you see this, know that there a some who appreciate you.
DeleteIt's not easy being cheesy, and Beldar has raised it to an art form.
DeleteMy brother did it!!
ReplyDelete"Issa is a street hood who has been dressed up to appear less thuggish in public, but at his core he is still the punk kid who was indicted twice for stealing cars."
ReplyDeleteYou nailed it, Gryph!
Fuck...Beldar, you almost "had" me for a second! These shenanigans of these assholes are right up there and so outrageous like "The Onion" or one of those!
ReplyDeleteI do know that Issa & McCain were both on the "Secret Service" scandal like flies on shit...until it was revealed that First dude "Pimp" todd palin had pimped out Shay with Secret Service "David Chaney" during the Campaign in 08 BEFORE PBO got elected...suddenly...they dropped the scandal like a hot potato and Malia was investigating sending FOIA and can't get any answers.
The guy who was head of the SS stepped down and more recently the FBI got a new "leader"
And the woman who was head of DHS left for cali. So some heads did roll but not "The Dude's"...YET!
Again, this is something our bought off news should be ALL OVER it, but they overlook it like they did palin's faked pregnancy!
Issa caught lying again? Gets slapped down by a Democrat? Hell, Honey Badger don't care! Honey Badger don't give a shit!
ReplyDeleteLook at him, he just oozes darkness.
ReplyDeleteIssa is stupid enough to mess with Rep Elijah Cummings, he deserves to get his clock cleaned. Darryl has become a caricature of the thug he's always been.
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