Darrell Issa

I mentioned in my story today about the Washington Examiner that political correspondent Byron York has had the paper’s first big success with a blogosphere-style, flood-the-zone story: relentless coverage of the firing of Americorps Inspector General Gerald Walpin. York has an update today that consists of advice for Republicans on how to turn this into [...]

Yesterday, the House passed legislation allowing federal employees four weeks of paid leave following the birth or adoption of a child — a luxury they don’t currently have, instead forced “to cobble together accrued sick days and vacation time,” according to a statement from bill sponsor Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.).
Among the most vociferous opponents of [...]

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) was on Fox News today demanding the resignation of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, and it was remarkable how broad his case was. First, Geithner needed to go because he “should have known more” and he “should have demanded” that AIG renegotiate its bonuses. When Fox’s Megyn Kelly pointed out that Geithner [...]