Democrats must really be afraid of Republican California Rep. Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Several liberal activists in California, including a former Hillary Clinton aide, are launching a non-profit group, a website and paid media advertisements to go after Issa,
Politico reports.
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They’re worried about the investigations of the Obama administration that he can initiate in his role as committee chairman.
And the group, called The Third Lantern, isn’t restricting itself to attacking Issa’s policy positions. They intend to investigate every last bit of his personal and business history. This week, the group will release a 100-plus-page summary of an investigation into a fire that burned down the headquarters building for his business in the early 1980s.
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