During a Sunday night fundraiser in La Jolla, California, President Obama called out Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) for once calling him corrupt, but now boasting in campaign materials that he sponsored legislation later signed by the President.
Issa, who is locked in a tough re-election fight against Democratic challenger retired Marine Col. Doug Applegate, recently sent out campaign mailers noting that President Obama signed the Survivors’ Bill of Rights, which Issa co-sponsored. This comes after the Republican congressman and former chair of the House Oversight Committee called the Obama White House “one of the most corrupt administrations” in 2011.
Obama pointed this out Sunday night at the fundraiser for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
“That is the definition of chutzpah,” Obama said, adding that Issa’s mailers were “shameless,” according to Politico.
The President said that Issa’s “primary contribution to the United States Congress has been to obstruct and to waste taxpayer dollar on trumped-up investigations that have led nowhere” and that the Republican congressman is “not somebody who’s serious about working on problems,” according to Politico.
Obama also said that several Republicans openly criticize him and then attend the White House Christmas party.
“Some of them say, ‘I’m praying for you,’” he said, per Politico. “And I don’t question the sincerity that they are praying for me: ‘Please change this man from the socialist Muslim that he is.”
“I’m sure it’s more sincere than that,” he added.
Of course, I agree with President Obama, but I’m afraid that Rep. Issa won’t view the term “shameless” as an insult.
I am so hoping Pres. Obama writes a no-holds barred memoir. The shit he’s had to put up with…!
These Republicans sure have a lot of nerve.
If President Obama could help get rid of Issa so President Clinton does not have to deal with his endless, unfounded accusations and investigations - well, that would be sweet Karma indeed.
We had to move back to the states for school for our kids — we’d been living in Mexico these past 7 years… SoCal is expensive but worth it. I went to a fund raiser at Applegate’s house and I’ve already voted for him (by mail.) Beating Issa will make the move worth every cent; not to mention the fantastic schools for both kids.
I hate to tell you Mr. President, but within 5 years, “Obamacare” is going to recast as a republican plan all along. And they will suddenly start calling it the “Affordable Care Act” then.
Its how these cretin’s roll.