Boehner: House will go ahead with contempt vote
Source: strib
Speaker John Boehner says the House will move forward with a contempt of Congress vote Thursday against Attorney General Eric Holder over the botched gun-tracking operation known as Fast and Furious. The White House said Republicans are seeking to score political points.
The Ohio Republican told reporters Wednesday that last-minute talks with the White House about releasing documents had failed to avert the vote. President Barack Obama has asserted executive privilege to keep the documents secret, but Republicans say there's no basis for that.
White House spokesman Jay Carney said Wednesday that the public would view the vote as "political theater" and "gamesmanship."
The issue has political implications this election year. The National Rifle Association is keeping score, prompting some Democrats to join Republicans in voting for contempt. Such a citation would not cause the release of more documents on the operation, in which guns were allowed to "walk" from Arizona to Mexico in hopes they could be tracked.
Read more: http://www.startribune.com/politics/160558855.html
maddezmom
(135,060 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,757 posts)This is how you do it. The next time you get a majority, make sure to screen out the Liebermans from leadership positions.
I hate to say it, but it's up to the pundits like Chris Matthews to make points for the Democrats.
LynneSin
(95,337 posts)It'll make the GOP happy and the rest of the country won't give a shit.
Baitball Blogger
(46,757 posts)But it's also just one more thing to confuse the undecideds as the Republican minions sell the idea that Obama is the most corrupt president ever. Yeah, I already heard that one from a close friend. When I asked her for details her comment was, "Well, it's something you're passionate about." As if she didn't have the time to go deeper than a cocktail conversation.
Brigid
(17,621 posts)And that journalist from FORTUNE Magazine a few minutes ago.
LynneSin
(95,337 posts)madrchsod
(58,162 posts)cstanleytech
(26,318 posts)the american people by doing something like casting a vote that would help to create jobs especially after they made it clear years ago that their only goal was to see that Obama was a one term president and a good economy wont help them achieve that goal.
madrchsod
(58,162 posts)knowing full well there`s absolutely nothing he can do.
meanwhile people are still looking for jobs and people still can`t afford a doctor. did he notice that obama is leading in ohio ?
NRaleighLiberal
(60,018 posts)sdfernando
(4,940 posts)someone help me out here cause I don't remember and I don't have time to research...can the President issue a pardon on this?...I'm thinking no as a separation of powers issue, but not 100% sure.
slackmaster
(60,567 posts)EPA official Rita Lavelle, for lying to Congress during the Superfund hearings.
clang1
(884 posts)The progression continues.....
Makes me think, if people don't WAKE UP..... They may eventually have it better in Egypt, than WE DO. Think about that.
IN EGYPT, THEY HAVE AT LEAST DONE SOMETHING ABOUT THEIR PROBLEM. NOW WE NEED TO HELP THEM AND CLEAN OUR OWN HOUSE. PERIOD.
DON'T YOU PEOPLE SEE THIS? HOW CAN YOU NOT?
IT IS PLAIN AS DAY TO ME.
ALL OF YOU, EVERY SINGLE PERSON ON THIS BOARD, NEEDS TO WATCH PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CAIRO SPEECH, AGAIN, AND OVER AGAIN AND OVER AND OVER...... THEN YOU WILL UNDERSTAND...HE UNDERSTANDS, WHY DONT YOU?
DearAbby
(12,461 posts)GOP, from day one has held this Attorney General and President in contempt. What else is new, got a bead on those Jobs...LASER FOCUS Remember?
DallasNE
(7,403 posts)Came out with a report that basically said this story is much ta-do about nothing. http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/
Without the NRA there would be no story.
Brigid
(17,621 posts)It was pretty devastating for the GOP.
bemildred
(90,061 posts)I dont think anybody cares except for the House Rethugs.
Brigid
(17,621 posts)You do know what's coming up in November, right?
BootinUp
(47,182 posts)Carla in Sequim
(228 posts)including the Fortune article, I had, for one tiny second, thought the speaker would perhaps look at this again and put off the vote.
Yeah, I know, this is the jerk who slapped the president's hand every time he reached out...but.
So, in my opinion, there is one reason for it. As many as 30 yellow(I will never again use the word blue) dogs voting with them. The 'along party lines' argument becomes moot. Any dino vote is a vote for Romney. I am disgusted.