Republicans boycott House vote

[maddezmom]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON - Angry House Republicans are boycotting a vote to hold two presidential confidants in contempt for failing to cooperate with an inquiry into whether federal prosecutors were ousted for political reasons.

Most Republicans walked out of the chamber just before the vote. They say Democrats should instead be using the time to extend a law — set to expire Saturday — allowing the government to eavesdrop on phone calls and e-mails in the United States in cases of suspected terrorist activity.

The contempt citations are against presidential chief of staff Josh Bolten and former White House counsel Harriet Miers. Both refused to comply with congressional subpoenas for information on the 2006-2007 firings.



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[havocmom]

1. Guess they aren't running on Law & Order meme anymore?

:rofl: Dumb fuckers. They just slit their own throats with voters.

[Xipe Totec]

2. The stunt failed - the resolution just passed. n/t

[lovuian]

21. Woo HOO

:woohoo: Their day of Reckoning is coming

[Iris]

22. hee! hee! hee!

Thanks for posting this!

[no_hypocrisy]

3. Ha! They're copying if not mocking the democrats in the Texas legislature

who walked out over voting for new congressional districts.

[zbdent]

9. and the Repukes claim their the party of new ideas

meaning, all the old ways are what they want to go back to ...

[katty]

4. the nasty children want their way-again and again and again...

[CGrantt57]

5. I just have one thing to say:

Fuck them and the elephants they rode in on.

[aquart]

10. Do not pick on those poor, endangered elephants.

They never chose to be Republican icons.

[trashcanistanista]

6. Quick, while they're gone, let's pass everything

else they've been blocking all year. Fuck'em, my sentiments exactly.

[Zorra]

7. Now they should just stay away and do the country a huge favor.

I'm all in favor of this type of bipartisanship. It is the only kind that is productive when dealing with with republicans.

[Seabiscuit]

16. Let's ship them all to Texas.

[foxer]

19. in leg irons and orange jumpsuits

[ChazII]

24. Me, too. n/t

[Heywood J]

27. Lock the doors behind them.

It's tough to filibuster or interfere with votes if you can't get back into the chamber after the doors are locked. More work would get done in that case than any number of "100-hours" sessions.

[kirby]

8. Most productive vote ever n/t

[Juan_de_la_Dem]

11. "We should be focused on illegal wiretapping.......not the truth..."

I am disgusted over just about everything that is going on in this government.

[aggiesal]

13. Since they tied the walkout with the FISA bull ...

(yes I meant BULL)
I'll be willing to bet that the walkout story does not get
any MSM mention, unless they don't mention the FISA Bull.

[Roland99]

12. Was ok for Starr to issue how many subpoenaes and spend $70million but not this??

I despise feigned indignation.

[bluestateguy]

14. I wish they would boycott all votes

If they think government is so odious, why do they all want to be in government so much?

[cottonseed]

15. Republicans are clowning around.

This is a joke and I hope the Dems call it like it is. Get the facts out there now. There should not be a R says we're at risk D says we're not debate. These Repubs are fools, and they've gone to far this time. They should be locked out in the cold.

[truthisfreedom]

17. "Cut and run" repugs. What's evident from this is they didn't want to have to vote.

They didn't want to have some of their members vote with the Dems.

By walking out, they voted yes, actually, by not attempting to stop it.

[Deny and Shred]

18. They are oh so gracious. Once they know they can't get the votes

to stop it, they pull this crap. Typical playground bully stuff. Not an ounce of class in defeat.

[MasonJar]

20. Good riddance to the GOPers, especially Beanhead. The best thing for this

country would be if they would stay gone.

[Sam Ervin jret]

23. don't let the door hit your big fat collective ass on the way out! and someone lock the door.

[sentelle]

25. what an opportunity

Can we impeach **** during the boycott?

[Heywood J]

26. Thank you for making it easier.

Dipshits. They should try that tactic more often.