Blast from the Past

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Idiculous, to use the formulation at Shakesville) wants to investigate, investigate, investigate, and poke his nose in to the bank bailouts, the stimulus, and health care reform, and he wants to create seven (7) subcommittees.  Via skippy the bush kangaroo's Cookie Jill, who adds:

so, while seniors are worrying about medicare/medicaid being cut, while millions of unemployed people worry that they won't get an extention on their unemployment benefits, while thousands of families worry about where they will live after they lose their home in the foreclosure mess, issa and his bully buddies are spending money to sit around on their fat a****s and flap their lips.

In order to save some time for Rep. Issa and his crew, the following mysteries have already been solved:

1. Some bird named Darrell Issa was a major contributor to the Gray Davis gubernatorial recall election back in 2003.  
2. The Padres choked.  Face it.
3. Contrary to the advice of William Goldman, George W. Bush (remember him?) started not one, but two land wars in Asia.
4. The Beatles are who broke up the Beatles.
5. Dr. Richard Kimble's wife was murdered by the one-armed man.
6. Contadina put 8 great tomatoes in that little bitty can.
7. Everyone rolls their eyes when the Chargers are mentioned.
8. Piltdown Man was a hoax.
9. Both Alaska and Hawai'i have been states since 1959.
10. "Penny-wise, pound-foolish" is not equivalent to "fiscally responsible."
11. Popcorn just basically tastes better with butter.
12. People move to Florida because 
1. Except during hurricane season, the weather is So Much Better, and
2. All their friends are there.
13. I wouldn't say that all virulent homophobes are secretly self-hating gays, but lately that's the way to bet.   There seem to be quite a few in the Republican Party...
14. The Highland Clearances (in Scotland) really happened.
15. Businesses, like children, need regulation, or they will (as they have) run amuck.
16. He got to the parking space before you did.
17. Global warming/climate change does not give a rat's patoot about anyone's politics.
18. Partitioning nations was a mistake we are still paying for.
19. Women don't get recreational abortions, any more than men get recreational castrations.
20. Steve Perry won't be singing in Journey in the foreseeable future.