The incoming chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform committee, Rep. Darrel Issa (R-Calif.), announced Sunday that he plans to go an investigating rampage against the Obama administration. New reports indicate that he was more serious than some may have realized: He plans to launch six major investigations (involving, among other things, WikiLeaks, Food and Drug Administration recalls and the foreclosure crisis) ย by March 2011. Other incoming chairmen also plan investigations of various areas of the administration, including the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. Whether this mass corruption hunt turns out to be a big embarrassment for Obama or the Republicans in Congress (or both!) remains to be seen.
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Lauren is a former Deputy Editor of The Root.
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