House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), no doubt
frustrated his efforts to manufacture White House scandals have
faltered, started to lose his composure on CNN yesterday. Perhaps more
interesting was the response from a close ally to President Obama.
After lashing out at White House Press Secretary Jay Carney as a "paid liar"
-- an attack seemingly based on nothing -- the California Republican
argued without proof that top Obama administration officials were
responsible for the IRS controversy. Under scrutiny, however, Issa's
argument quickly crumbled, relying on out-of-context quotes.
Strong words from Mr Grand Theft Auto and suspected arsonist/insurance swindler. And loose ethically today.thehill.com/video/house/30…
— David Plouffe (@davidplouffe) June 2, 2013
It was, however, this reaction
from David Plouffe that caught my eye. In President Obama's inner
circle, few are as influential as Plouffe, who ran the Obama campaign in
2008 and served as a White House Senior Adviser to the president up
until late January of this year. So when he's calling the chairman on
the House Oversight Committee "Mr. Grand Theft Auto" and a "suspected
arsonist/insurance swindler," it reflects a striking escalation.
No comments:
Post a Comment