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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSee how Hawaii's governor told Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Grand Theft Auto) to stuff it
http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-hawaiis-governor-20140428,0,6456006.columnRep. Darrell Issa, R-Vista, the House GOP's mangy attack dog, has squandered his chairmanship of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform trying to embarrass the Obama administration over a host of ginned-up purported scandals. The IRS, Benghazi--you know the list.
Democrats try to push back against Issa's scandal-mongering, but it's doubtful anyone has done so as directly and succinctly as Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie, who fired back last month with a letter ridiculing Issa for his habit of conducting investigations as exercises in "ready, fire, aim." ...
Their March 25 letters went out to the governors of 10 states and to the District of Columbia, demanding information about their state websites' security flaws and accusing some of squandering federal funds to set up their websites. Hawaii, they charged, spent $205 million in federal grants to enroll just 5,000 customers, at $44,000 per enrollee.
Um, not so fast, replied Abercrombie. "Your letter is full of mistakes, misrepresentations, omissions, and false assertions....Because of your flawed assumptions and mistakes, you have predictably reached erroneous conclusions. With a little due diligence, you and your committee staffers could easily have avoided these errors."
Democrats try to push back against Issa's scandal-mongering, but it's doubtful anyone has done so as directly and succinctly as Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie, who fired back last month with a letter ridiculing Issa for his habit of conducting investigations as exercises in "ready, fire, aim." ...
Their March 25 letters went out to the governors of 10 states and to the District of Columbia, demanding information about their state websites' security flaws and accusing some of squandering federal funds to set up their websites. Hawaii, they charged, spent $205 million in federal grants to enroll just 5,000 customers, at $44,000 per enrollee.
Um, not so fast, replied Abercrombie. "Your letter is full of mistakes, misrepresentations, omissions, and false assertions....Because of your flawed assumptions and mistakes, you have predictably reached erroneous conclusions. With a little due diligence, you and your committee staffers could easily have avoided these errors."
Mangy attack dog!!
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See how Hawaii's governor told Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Grand Theft Auto) to stuff it (Original Post)
KamaAina
Apr 2014
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sheshe2
(83,963 posts)1. Aloha Hawaii!
Good for Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie, please proceed sir!
WillyT
(72,631 posts)2. K & R !!!
Voice for Peace
(13,141 posts)3. "mangy attack dog"
<-- I just noticed this pumpkin winks
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)4. But.
With a little due diligence we wouldn't have invaded Iraq. Those people do not do due diligence.