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June 11, 2012

GOP Led Oversight Committee Schedules Holder Contempt Vote
— DrewM

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has scheduled a vote for next week to consider holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress over the controversial Fast and Furious gun-tracking operation.
Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., released a 64-page memo in early May outlining the case for holding the attorney general in contempt. The chairman based his argument around Holder's failure to respond to an October 2011 subpoena for internal Justice Department documents on the operation.
The committee's vote for contempt is scheduled for June 20.

Speaker Boehner tried to work out a deal to avoid this (some think because of a worry about a backlash over going after the first black Attorney General) but "Justice" didn't budge.

Will there be cries of "Racism"? Sure there always are. And it will likely help Obama on the margins with parts of his base.

On the other hand, being tough on Obama over Fast and Furious will energize parts of the GOP base as well. We will have one other thing going for us....we're in the right trying to get to the truth about how US law enforcement agents and hundreds of Mexicans were killed by the reckless and illegal acts of this administration.

Posted by: DrewM at 07:52 AM | Comments (29)
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1 >>>Mr. Obama, no longer beholden to his base, will be quite the moderate fellow.

Wow; Thoughtful? If you think that's thoughtful, then, well you certainly don't measure up to average in the area of thought. He's never been moderate his entire career, and suddenly, when he no longer has to worry about having a broad appeal to voters he's going to lurch to the middle?

Hahahaha HAHAHAHA! I think the article you read was a parody or something.

Posted by: MikeTheMoose Troll Hunter! at June 11, 2012 08:47 AM (0q2P7)

"Kinder, Gentler HeatherRadishÂ™"

Unintended consequences!

Can I still get original, prescription-strength HeatherRadish from behind the counter?

Posted by: reason at June 11, 2012 08:48 AM (W2YA6)

3 25 So through his river of tears of regret, Boehner is actually manning up and doing the right thing?

I would be moderately surprised if Boehner had anything to do with this. Boehner has no direct say on what the committees do.

> Oversight would not be moving forward with a contempt vote if House leadership opposed the move. But will leadership support having a full House vote?

Posted by: Miss80sBaby at June 11, 2012 08:48 AM (d6QMz)

4 Ok, so not a single person here called Issa and Boehner a pussy?
Hmm, must'a been that other site.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 11, 2012 12:10 PM (famk3)

What's your deal anyway? Maybe calling them out on their perceived wish washy ways was what impelled them to fish or cut bait?

There's lots of people read this blog that provide feedback to those that are mentioned.

What's in it for you if they show those of us up who doubted their aims pointing out how they looked?

I still have doubts and until Holder resigns or is in jail (preferably both) by the efforts of Issa and the House, my doubts will be valid. Won't they?

They've been at this for 2 years weft. How long does it take to prove that Holder is a lying liar when he claimed he didn't know who signed off on it? If true that meant he's incompetent. If false that meant he was lying. Either way they had enough evidence of whatever to throw a contempt charge at him. Why they didn't I guess we'll never know.

I hope they do cite him for contempt. It's the LEAST they should do. An indictment would be better. That they haven't until now shows a cynical view of the law and the positions they hold and the disrespect they have for the American people.

Holder and those involved in his Department aided and abetted murder. Here and in Mexico. That they weren't indicted or even cited until now is NOT to the credit of Issa and Boehner.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and all that at June 11, 2012 08:48 AM (CP+yl)

5 reason, you'll need to show some ID to get the full strenght HeatherRadish, and your name will go in a database. Oh, and you can only get one bottle every 7 days.

Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at June 11, 2012 08:49 AM (RZ8pf)

6 Wow, Obama might be able to swing some voters his way or not. Seems judge David Shaw has ruled that Microsoft infringed upon patents owned by Motorola. If this ruling is upheld it could go to President Obama for final decision. So President Gutsy Call, the month,before the election, might have to decide to ban the sale of XBox 360 gaming consoles. Bet he waffles and kicks it down the road so as not to offend XBox, Wii, and PS3 owners.

Posted by: Anna Puma at June 11, 2012 08:50 AM (WeA4Y)

7 184 25 That should be "the full House".

Posted by: Miss80sBaby at June 11, 2012 08:51 AM (d6QMz)

8 Preznit Gutsy Call's October surprise will be the Hollywood flick about how Super Commando slayed Bin Laden over the objections of Republicans who didn't want a black man to succeed where Bush failed

What they haven't learned is that Leni Riefenstahl is dead. People don't clamor to the movies anymore to spend $12/ticket + $6/popcorn +$5/soda and watch whatever people put on the screen. If they even smell propaganda, they won't bother. Hollywood learned this with their various anti-Iraq efforts.

Such films might be helpful if it provided liberals with arguments that would help them, but I don't think it will. Michael Moore didn't help them much in 2004

Posted by: AmishDude at June 11, 2012 08:51 AM (T0NGe)

9 Ok, so not a single person here called Issa and Boehner a pussy?
Hmm, must'a been that other site.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 11, 2012 12:10 PM (famk3)

After Holder's last hearing on the Hill, they had no choice but to do this. He lied, he implicated WH and Axlerod, etc. etc.

Posted by: momma at June 11, 2012 08:51 AM (sYijI)

10 So under the new system do I need to get tags from an AoSHQ wildlife management rep before I can go after trolls?

Posted by: MikeTheMoose Troll Hunter! at June 11, 2012 08:51 AM (0q2P7)

"eat a live baby"

Nothing with cure my jones for some Springer Rolls.

Posted by: Baraka Obama at June 11, 2012 08:52 AM (W2YA6)

12 Mr. Obama, no longer beholden to his base, will be quite the moderate fellow.

Posted by: Average Joe at June 11, 2012 12:34 PM

Didn't Junior Buckley, Fat Fuck Frum, Creased Pants Brooks, and Peggy Drunk Before Noonan assure us that the SCOAMF was too super brilliant to govern as a leftist and would surely govern as a moderate?

The New Yorker is the fap rag for elitist Manhattanites

Posted by: kbdabear at June 11, 2012 12:44 PM (Y+DPZ)

Noonan's piece last weel totally walked that back and said "WE" were fooled...No peggy YOU were fooled.

Posted by: The Jackhole at June 11, 2012 08:54 AM (nTgAI)

"reason, you'll need to show some ID to get the full strenght HeatherRadish, and your name will go in a database. Oh, and you can only get one bottle every 7 days. "

One Bottle?!??! How on earth am I gonna cook up a decent amount of Crystal Heth with only one bottle?

Posted by: reason at June 11, 2012 08:55 AM (W2YA6)

14 What's your deal anyway? Maybe calling them out on their perceived wish washy ways was what impelled them to fish or cut bait?

There's lots of people read this blog that provide feedback to those that are mentioned.

What's in it for you if they show those of us up who doubted their aims pointing out how they looked?

Posted by: Bitter Clinger

Um, doubting? Calling people whom you never met 'pussies' and 'cowards' isn't doubt. It's being a conspicuous asshole. The Angry Conservative personas that people like to adopt is a tad old.

So, what's it it for me? Well, I'm just returning the bitter and stupid with a little of my own.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at June 11, 2012 08:55 AM (famk3)

15 Such films might be helpful if it provided liberals with arguments that would help them, but I don't think it will. Michael Moore didn't help them much in 2004
Posted by: AmishDude at June 11, 2012 12:51 PM

Doesn't mean they won't try it and the MBM will call it a MUST SEE movie that EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT !!

The MBM is already passing off as "no big deal" the scandal about leaking operational details to the producers of the film

Posted by: kbdabear at June 11, 2012 08:55 AM (Y+DPZ)

16 Well not only Brad Thor, also Dean Ing and Tom Clancy have written of terror attacks inside the US. Tom Clancy had an attack happen in a mall. Think about that for a second, malls tend to be gun free zones with rent-a-cops. Think of the Black Friday sale after Thanksgiving in New York City, Seattle, Chicago, or Los Angeles. Or the line of people outside a Best Buy in Wichita, KS. Your blood should run cold thinking it.

Posted by: Anna Puma at June 11, 2012 08:56 AM (WeA4Y)

17 "188 184 25 That should be "the full House".

Posted by: Miss80sBaby at June 11, 2012 12:51 PM (d6QMz) "

Cut! *extends his index and middle fingers, separates, then brings them back together*

It! *points at you*

Out! *yanks his thumb up and over his shoulder*

Posted by: JOEY! at June 11, 2012 08:57 AM (W2YA6)

18 the art of Kanli - is still alive

Posted by: Baron Vladimir Harkonnen at June 11, 2012 08:57 AM (e8kgV)

19 Noonan's piece last weel totally walked that back and said "WE" were fooled...No peggy YOU were fooled. Posted by: The Jackhole at June 11, 2012 12:54 PM

That's the "preference cascade" in effect among Peggy's cocktail party comrades.

One good week for the SCOAMF and she'll be back to getting fooled

Posted by: kbdabear at June 11, 2012 08:57 AM (Y+DPZ)

It's also going to finally force the MSM to stop studiously ignoring Fast & Furious.

Posted by: CoolCzech at June 11, 2012 09:03 AM (Iaxlk)

21 Ah, so rather than pointing out it's about time Issa and Boehner, it's an aha moment to catch someone else having judged them dallying around and calling them out on the dilly dallying?

Glad to help you get your rocks off. Are you done? Or do you have anymore stupid pointless snark to exude from one end or other of your alimentary canal?

From some of your word choices, I would guess that your political leanings are more blue than red which means a lot of what you say in your comments isn't any more the truth than what oZfic says but does.

If you had an ounce of conservatism in you, you'd be glad to see this happen and not worry about going see I told you so. But actually, in looking up your hash, I couldn't find too many defenses of Boehner or Issa so you saw what was said but didn't want to risk your credibility by countering it with any reasoning why they may be holding back? Sounds like you just want to zing a few "ultra Conservatives" to me.

We'll see how the vote, if they vote and how the House votes, if they vote. Keep in mind that Boehner is already on record to be willing to "compromise" with Holder. To let his lies and aid to murder go unpunished. Yeah that's the kind of man I want to emulate.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and all that at June 11, 2012 09:05 AM (CP+yl)

22 I'm pretty sure it's racist when we breath.

Posted by: dfbaskwill at June 11, 2012 09:11 AM (71LDo)

23 Thanks for Issa, Bohner is gutless beltway barnacle. Holder tried to play this right out to the end with media cover. Most blacks and libs are voting for BHO anyway..why worry about what they think.

Posted by: standfast24 at June 11, 2012 09:36 AM (s4wkw)

24 We'll get your cell ready Eric.

Posted by: Club Fed at June 11, 2012 09:40 AM (nvNNU)

25 Time to put this racism bullshit on the shelf. If Boehner is actually worried about such charges rather than see justice done, then it's time for him to go as well. If this is an example of GOP leadershop we're shot.

Posted by: Libra at June 11, 2012 09:41 AM (kd8U8)

26 Show all of those black pages Holder turned over and ask 'Is this cooperation? This is a sample of the garbage Holder calls complying with the subpoena.'

Posted by: Schwalbe: The Me-262© at June 11, 2012 10:07 AM (UU0OF)

27 Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.

Posted by: steevy at June 11, 2012 03:03 PM (Xb3hu)

28 speaking of nipples....sort of nsfw

http://tinyurl.com/7pxemhp

Posted by: Jim Bouton at June 11, 2012 03:08 PM (RLMC6)

29 Even though the House has been shooting down even small attempts to slow the massive growth in government, Issa's chairmanship alone make the GOP's majority worth it. Been a fan of him since the 1998 Senate primary against Matt Fong.

Posted by: The Political Hat at June 11, 2012 03:18 PM (XvHmy)

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