Darrell Issa is a right-wing congressman from California who is perhaps best known for his involvement in the Gray Davis recall (also known as a GOP sore loser tantrum).
Issa seems to have a problem around cars. He once allegedly stole a car from an Army post. Later, he and his brother were indicted for allegedly stealing a car from an auto dealership. Later still, the brothers were charged for felony auto theft for allegedly faking the theft of Issa's swanky Mercedes.
He has trouble around guns too. Darrell Issa was convicted in Michigan for possessing an unlicensed gun. After getting into the car alarm biz (ironically enough), Issa allegedly took a gun into the office of a company executive he was firing and boasted about his firearm and explosives expertise.
Now - because this is another day ending in 'y' - Issa is making a spectacle of himself yet again.
Regarding a much-needed bill to guarantee paid parental leave for government employees, Issa made a YouTube video that attempted to link the bill with Kim Jong-il, Fidel Castro, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and Hugo Chavez.
Equating a popular, democratically elected President like Chavez with an insane right-wing dictator like Kim Jong-il was a phenomenal act of stupidity. Overall, Issa's display proves once again how marginalized the Republicans have suddenly become.
Actually, failing to pass the bill that Issa opposed would have made the United States almost unique among the world's countries. Besides the U.S., the only countries without such a program for parental leave are Lesotho, Liberia, Papua New Guinea, and Swaziland.
Uproariously, Issa's Red-baiting clip didn't work. The bill passed the House 258 to 154. The vote wasn't entirely on party lines, but most Republicans were against it - which assures us they're going to be the party of background noise for the foreseeable future.
(Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/04/AR2009060404455.html)
Saturday, June 6, 2009
The Conservative Fool Of The Day is...Darrell Issa!
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