To his credit, he spoke with me. One senior level House Republican (unnamed for now) spent much of the day doing his best to avoid me.

Anyway, Issa didn’t want to be bothered with facts. He had a world-view to uphold, and facts would introduce an element of cognitive dissonance that he’d obviously rather not deal with.

Truth be told, Issa is one of the richest members of Congress. A progressive government (and the tax code changes required to pay for it) would have more impact on him than virtually any other elected official in Washington. So I can understand his motivation, if not his amorality.