Cummings: Holder Contempt Vote Would Make Boehner Amongst ‘Most Extreme Speakers In History’

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Cummings: Holder Contempt Vote Would Make Boehner Amongst ‘Most Extreme Speakers In History’

House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) issued this statement on the vote to Holder Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress:

“What we just witnessed was an extreme, virtually unprecedented action based on election year politics rather than fact,” said Cummings. “Even in the face of an assertion of executive privilege, the Republicans didn’t even pause to consider the law and instead decided to take this extreme step.

“The House has never held an Attorney General in contempt, and the only precedent for what this Committee did today was in the 1990s when then-Chairman Burton held Janet Reno in contempt. It was so extreme that even then-Speaker Newt Gingrich refused to bring it the floor for a vote. If Speaker Boehner brings this contempt citation to the floor, he will be known as one of the most extreme Speakers in history.”

As TPM previously reported, Boehner previously opposed a contempt vote because the DOJ Inspector General had not completed its investigation. An IG report on Fast and Furious is still pending.

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1. Congratulations To Speaker Boehner!!

I'm sure he'll be happy to be amongst the "most extreme" speakers in history.

But now the bar has been raised that much higher for the next repub speaker who takes over.

My guess is that Mr. Boehner is flattered by the categorization, and would not do anything to change it.

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2. (A Rant) When History Is Written About This Period In The Life Of America.....

and if it is written fairly - I wouldn't want to be the Repugs that it will be written about.

They will be portrayed in the most negative light.

If I was one of those that made this history - like Boehner, McConnell, Issa, Cantor, Ryan, Romney, the whole BushCo bunch - basically all the Repugs -they are all liars and in my opinion treasonous - they should be embarrassed beyond all means.

I wouldn't want that history to be my legacy. Their families/children will not be able to show their faces.

It is really sad what they did, have been doing and are still doing to subvert this country.

It is despicable and yet they have no conscience and continue to spin fantasy into reality.

Don't they realize that they all have families and extended families that are being and will continue to be hurt by their actions or lack thereof?

How do they continue to face the public and lie through their teeth and make things up and do it without any hint of embarrassment?

I just don't get it.

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3. Racism.

Once again.