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n2doc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-08-11 05:56 PM
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Atty. Gen. Holder accuses critics of politicizing 'Fast and Furious' case
By Richard A. Serrano
December 8, 2011, 11:24 a.m.
Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr., under fire for his Justice Department's Operation Fast and Furious, accused his Republican congressional critics of politicizing the failed gun-tracking program and warned that many of the more than 2,000 lost firearms will continue to show up on the southwest border "for years to come."

The attorney general testified at a lengthy hearing Thursday before the House Judiciary Committee, where Republican members echoed calls for Holder's resignation and, in several instances, called for "heads to roll" at the top tier of the Department of Justice.

"Why haven't you terminated the people involved?" asked Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Vista), who as chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has helped lead the congressional investigation into Fast and Furious for nearly a year now.

Republican Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin suggested that some political appointees at Justice should be removed immediately, and asked Holder when he was going to "clean up this mess." He added, "If you don't get to the bottom of this," the only other option might be "impeachment."

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onehandle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-08-11 05:58 PM
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1. Republicans 'politicizing?' No way! nt
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-08-11 06:01 PM
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2. one thing is right -- it is a mess
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tularetom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-08-11 06:51 PM
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3. One of the many things AG Holder has effed up
But not necessarily the worst one.

Why are the people responsible for the theft of trillions of taxpayer dollars still walking around free?

Not to mention the war criminals of the Cheney/Bush administration.

I rarely agree with douchebags like Issa and that other asswipe, but I think it's time for Holder to spend more time with his family.
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