Contemptuous

When I was practicing family law in California, I would often caution clients who wanted to make a settlement offer:  make it reasonable.  The thought was that if it was too low-ball or unrealistic, you achieve nothing but bad feelings from the other side.  And California even has code that allows you to seek financial penalties for people who mock settlement and negotiation by making such offers.

Which brings us to Eric Holder . . .

Gretchen:
-- so did you get the documents and I think that Terry -- the United States that you had subpoenaed?

Issa:

Sadly no we not only didn't get the documents but the only offer we got was an offer.  That if we would take a briefing followed by such documents is they think support the briefing.  And agree to -- the case.  We could go our separate ways.  The attorney general did not come with any offer -- any documents.  Except as a contingent for ending the case out right and he didn't bring any list of any documents or for that matter anything in writing.

Oh, c'mon - a gal can dream, can't she?

So that's the offer - take our prepared briefing and the documents . . . and this whole thing will go away.  As if Holder had something to hold against Congress.


I hope the contempt goes forward.  For the memory of US Border Patrol agent Brian Terry, killed by Mexican cartel member using weapons supplied to them by Holder's "Operation Fast and Furious."  The contempt isn't enough - indictment and conviction would be, as well as a finding of liability in a civil suit - but it's a start.