Henry Waxman Laying the Smack Down

Democratic House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Henry Waxman is holding oversight hearings into the billions in waste, fraud, and abuse of U.S. funds in Iraq.

During today's hearings, Waxman called out the the State Department for blocking Timothy Carney from appearing at the hearing, apparently because the Bush administration has rushed him to Baghdad.

Later, Waxman took L. Paul Bremer III, the former U.S. occupation chief in Iraq, to task for failing to establish any control over billions of dollars in Iraqi funds.

Republican Rep. Tom Davis called it “Old news.” No, Tom, it's called oversight, and it's your job.