"When Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) started his investigation into a controversial "VIP" mortgage program, he struck partisan gold by tying two powerful Senate Democratic chairmen to mortgage giant Countrywide's alleged attempts to give preferential treatment to influential policymakers.
But after more than three years of blasting the loan program as "public corruption" and "bribery," the House Oversight and Government Reform chairman is treading on politically perilous ground as he vows to continue the probe, which has now identified three House Republicans, including the party's campaign chief and a fellow committee chairman, as VIP members."
Two California Republicans, Armed Services Chairman Buck McKeon and retiring Rep. Elton Gallegly, were named Friday by the Wall Street Journal as having been referred by Issa to the House Ethics Committee for involvement in a Countrywide "Friends of Angelo" program — named for the now-defunct company's former CEO Angelo Mozilo."
Two California Republicans, Armed Services Chairman Buck McKeon and retiring Rep. Elton Gallegly, were named Friday by the Wall Street Journal as having been referred by Issa to the House Ethics Committee for involvement in a Countrywide "Friends of Angelo" program — named for the now-defunct company's former CEO Angelo Mozilo."
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