

Not that it’s a surprise that the Republican committee chair in charge of government oversight is himself in need of oversight, but still. It is sad how so-called “independent” voters keep forgetting what the Republicans are really like (and Democrats keep failing to fight for what they believe in, thus losing the majorities they have and had). From Political Correction:

On Wednesday, we pointed out that at a February hearing, House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) hosted Western Growers Association president and CEO Tom Nassif, a major Issa donor. While introducing Nassif and purporting to provide “full disclosure,” Issa mentioned that Nassif was a “personal friend,” but not that Nassif and his organization’s political action committee had donated nearly $20,000 to Issa’s campaigns.

Yesterday, The Washington Post picked up the story, reporting that such selections do not “violate congressional rules, but watchdogs say it raises the question of whether expert panels are assembled based on their donations.” The Post also got the following response from Issa’s spokesman: