GOP's Main Objective Is Not To Limit Obama To One Term, Says Issa

One of the most important members of the new Congress says Republicans must not prioritize defeating President Obama in the 2012 election over restoring the nation’s struggling economy.

In an interview with CNBC, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) responded to a question about whether or not his party will be able to block the White House’s agenda during the next two years.

“Our goal is not and should not be about winning a political campaign, but rather to get America and our economy moving again,” Issa said.

Issa is currently the top Republican on the powerful House Oversight Committee, and will become its chairman once the House changes hands in January. Earlier this week, Issa told Politico that he’d like to hold roughly 280 investigative hearings each year during the remainder of Obama’s first term in office…