In 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, as well as 2018, “Crazy/Stupid Republican of the Day” published profiles of the U.S. House Representative from California’s 49th District, Darrell Issa, who remains the wealthiest man in all of Congress. Issa’s past includes being arrested for stealing a car, and investigated for potential arson in an insurance fraud scheme, and after throwing millions of dollars at a couple unsuccessful Congressional campaigns in the late nineties, he finally found his way to Washington, D.C. in the 2000 election.
Issa made a name for himself the past several years as the Chairman of the House Oversight committee, where he set records for the number of subpoenas he issued to people while leading witch hunts whenever a “scandal” broke in the conservative news media. Sadly, in calling hearings over Solyndra, the IRS investigations into 501c4 groups, Wikileaks, and double-digit investigations into Benghazi… in all those Congressional hearings, exactly zero convictions or criminal charges have been filed, and a small fortune in taxpayer dollars have been wasted in his mad quest to root out corruption that doesn’t exist. Rep. Issa himself bragged in 2010 that under his watch, the House Oversight Committee would hold hearings “seven hearings a week for 40 weeks”. He issued my subpoenas during his tenure than his three predecessors combined. In 2016, he called for the Republican Party to have another government shutdown to protest if Hillary Clinton was not charged with a crime for using a private e-mail server while serving as Secretary of State, because that’s not an unreasonable demand. You’d think with all the s*** the man threw at the wall over a seven-year tenure in that position, he could have managed to find something that would stick, but all it did at best was hurt the poll numbers of whomever he was attacking at the time.
Back on June 28th, 2017, he went to speak before the Federation for American Immigration Reform, aka FAIR, aka an honest-to-not-goodness hate group whose founder likes to talk a lot about the white race being superior because eugenics prove it. And after the Neo-Nazis were marching through Charlottesville and carried out a terror attack, suddenly Issa wanted hearings on white supremacy in Congress. Hey, Darrell? Maybe you should go back through your day planner and invite some of your pals to explain why they’re the ***holes, y’know?
Surviving until 2018 In a California swing district, after nine terms in office, Issa had drawn the ire of his constituents, so much so that he was seen standing on the roof of his office in his home district to avoid them, and went out of his way to plan a “town hall” where he had a special invitation list of people who were conservative, so he wouldn’t have any confrontations with people who actually disagree with them. After record Democratic voter registration, and record Latino voter registration started to be reported throughout most of California, including Darrell Issa’s district, It became official on January 10th, 2018… Darrell supposedly retired from office after 9 terms in Congress…
However, he currently is participating in a carpet-bagging campaign to try to run for the seat in California’s 50th Congressional District instead.
Keep your fingers crossed that this partisan s***heel does not find his way back into the House, and that Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar can beat him and slam the door to his comeback in the face.
One Year Ago, August 29th, 2019: Gina Sosa (FL)
Two Years Ago, August 29th, 2018: Darrell Issa (CA)… 2018 Update
Three Years Ago, August 29th, 2017: Darrell Issa (CA) … 2017 Update
Four Years Ago, August 29th, 2016: Darrell Issa (CA)… 2016 Update
Five Years Ago, August 29th, 2015: Darrell Issa (CA)…2015 Update
Six Years Ago, August 29th, 2014: Darrell Issa (CA)…Original Profile