the months went by, they acknowledged, yes, in fact, some of those tactics were being used. what darryl issa and his community want to look at is specifically what is happening between the scenes between the denial and acknowledging this to congress? that is the narrow focus they say they want to look at. it has certainly turned into a big political fight. thomas? kelly o donnell in d.c. thanks so much. we will bring back our political power panel, michael steele, david corps, chris kofinis. i want to play something that president obama said in 07. every time there is something a little shaky that is taking place, they want to hide behind executive privilege. i think theed a minute would be best served by coming clean on this. then rick santorum tweeted, transparency, yet another obama promise broken as his administration invokes executive privilege in fast and furious. do you think the president got
from our con stitch wents. they expect us to come here and be honest with each other and work out the issues and not pick this big political fight where there is no fight is just silly. we re used to seeing the speaker throwing phony temper tantrums. he was kicking and screaming about the republican war on women. this is the latest plank in the so-called war on women entirely created by my colleagues across the aisle for political gain. there s a pattern here. boehner blows a gasket when ever he needs to express fake outrage about something he knows is false. remember the health care bill. can you say it was done openly? with transparency and accountable? without back room deals, hidden from the people? no you can t.
accused democrats of rank h hypocrisy and blasted them for what he said is a fake fight. several months ago, you all voted the cut $4 billion out of this slush fund. when we passed the pay roll tax credibility. so to accuse us of wanting to gut women s health is not true. and to pick this big political fight where there is no fight is just silly. give me a break. +tr&e both sides expressed frustration with much partisan hand wringing, it was the women of the house who slammed the switch with particular fervor and warped, it will have serious consequences in the voting booth. i would say they have worked very hard to earn that gender gap. bit by bit, vote by vote, bill
details about the sex scandal that s shaken the secret service. cnn identified the agent who triggered the prostitution scandal that exploded during president obama s trip to colombia. drew griffin of the special investigations unit has the exclusive report. reporter: a hotel security guard at the hotel caribe say it is commotion began in the 7th floor hall way where some of the agents were staying. through hotel records cnn can confirm at least three agents assigned rooms on the floor apparently left cartajena early. sources with knowledge of the investigation had indicated to cnn that two agents had been cleared but that the agent who stayed in room 707 may already be gone from the service. according to hotel records reviewed by cnn agent arthur huntington was checked into this room. two sources with knowledge of the investigation say it was huntington who had the dispute with the escort named dania suarez who has now said she was an escort, not a prostitute. her attorney
agenda. and i can tell you, i was director of public liaison under president reagan, i set up the kind of meetings that we re talking about. i never knew who was the donor. i never asked. and i was never told. debbie dingle and linda chavez, fine debate. thanks so much. thank you. coming up straight ahead as we move along, we have 2 1/2 hours left, so just settle in. knives and lighters on board flights? should we do that? that come from a former t.s.a. chief. why he s calling airport security a broken mess. new jersey governor chris christie asking the boss to play a concert to help their state. springsteen s answer is in. and it may have just sparked a big political fight. [ rosa ] i m rosa and i quit smoking with chantix.