There's a time limit on his chairmanship of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. So what's a fella gonna do to make his mark? Well, in Issa's case, he will reprise in 2o14 the investigations of 2013. There will be a reprise of Benghazi, IRS, and "Fast and Furious." Oh, and Obamacare...
A key Republican on the committee, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (Utah), said that “there’s a lot more to come” on Benghazi, as well as “investigations from healthcare to the IRS to Fast and Furious.”
Ideally, Issa would like to conclude one of the first high-profile investigations launched shortly after he became chairman in 2011: the gunrunning “Fast and Furious” case.
“I'd like to have Fast and Furious be a closed case,” Issa said, pointing out that the courts are still reviewing access-to-documents disputes between Republicans and the administration. ...TheHill
It almost sounds as though he will live on as chairman long after he's been replaced. Issa said he might open up new investigations this year.
“On my last day in office as chairman, I may very well be sending out a letter opening an investigation, and the next chairman on his first day may have yet another reason to send out a new letter,” Issa said. ...The Hill
This is the guy sleeping on your living room floor, refusing to accept that the party is over. This is a guy who will live on beyond the grave, his face thinner, his skin sagging and getting greener, still wearing his school t-shirt...
