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Excerpts from Red State

By: Chairman Reince Priebus

December 8, 2011

“Holder is testifying before Congress about his role in Operation Fast and Furious— the failed federal gun-trafficking sting that resulted in the death of a border patrol agent and the loss of more than 1,400 weapons to Mexican drug cartels…

“Today, it’s Holder in the hot seat. When the Fast and Furious scandal came to light, he unsurprisingly denied any knowledge or wrongdoing…

“Old memos and emails proved he knew much more than he let on...

“Where’s the accountability? Where’s the outrage? The Justice Department carelessly empowered Mexican drug cartels and Holder still has his job.

“There was Steven Chu…His scandal: Solyndra. When the stimulus-backed solar energy company went bankrupt, it took 1,100 jobs and half a billion dollars in taxpayer money down with it. Did anyone in the Energy Department take responsibility...? Did any official admit that spending taxpayer money for political favors was gross mismanagement?  Not a one.

“There’s Timothy Geithner…Last April, he predicted in no uncertain terms that there was “no risk” of a U.S. credit downgrade… After the President failed to lead on deficit reduction, Standard and Poor’s announced the downgrade of the national credit rating from AAA to AA+. 

“I immediately called for Geithner’s resignation saying, ‘The Treasury Department is no place for such irresponsible stewardship.’ I was hardly alone in recognizing that Geithner needed to go; numerous congressional leaders agreed. Yet, there was no accountability from the administration.

“It’s only a matter of time before another Obama official reveals his or her incompetence.  We can be sure, no one will take responsibility. They’ll spin a trademark web of deception to cover up their negligence.

“The leadership deficit in the Obama administration begins with the man who put the team together. Incompetence starts at the top. If no one is held accountable for his team’s many missteps, voters will undoubtedly make sure the buck stops where it’s supposed to.  If Obama won’t fire Geithner, Chu, and Holder, we will. We’ll fire the whole team—in just 11 months.” 

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