Contempt citations recommended for full House vote AFTER THE FRIGGIN' RECESS?

[kpete]

Contempt citations recommended for full House vote AFTER THE FRIGGIN' RECESS?

goddam it to hell (and, yes, i'm feeling VERY SHRILL!)...! we sit here and decry the iraqi parliament for taking august off and, while our constitution is in flames, our congress does the same exact goddam friggin' thing...

In a 22-17 vote, the House Judiciary Committee approved “a Resolution and Report Recommending to the House of Representatives that Former White House Counsel Harriet Miers and White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten be cited for Contempt of Congress.” The AP reports, “a vote by the full House would most likely happen after Congress’ August recess.”

http://takeitpersonally.blogspot.com/2007/07/contempt-citations-recommended-for-full.html

[Selatius]

1. We could be at war with Iran before Congress even reconvenes.

Bush has always taken congressional recesses to his advantage to do things they otherwise would've been there to block, like recess appointments.

[Individualist]

7. Exactly. They've given the cabal more time

to implement their plans for a complete takeover - attack Iran, implement martial law, etc., etc. This summer has many similarities to the leadup to the Iraq invasion, terror being hyped and war drums beating more loudly. One need only connect the dots.

[struggle4progress]

46. They've given everybody a chance to scream at their Representative during the recess

Be sure to take advantage of the opportunity

[Junkdrawer]

25. Early September has always been the favorite time to "Introduce a new product"...

Nothing like having a Ford exec (Andy Card) as Chief of Staff..

[libnnc]

2. "Beach baby, Beach baby gimme your hand"

Gotta get some sun 'n surf in before any of that justice shit

[Phredicles]

14. See, I was thinking Go-Gos.

Pathetic either way - "We'll get back to gradually protacting our country AFTER our month-long vacation, such that most of you peons will likely never get to experience. But hey, how about contributing to our campaign funds?":grr::banghead::puke:

[Botany]

3. Congress is busy and the contempt will put pressure on bush .....

.... over the break.

[pearl]

4. That gives us time

to call all the repubs in their district and express our extreme demand that they vote for
contempt.

[bigtree]

13. exactly

or to press for an outside investigation by pointing up the conflicts of interest of having subjects of the inquiry attempting to block its progress

[Junkdrawer]

5. He he he....Anyone expecting action from this Congress..

hasn't been paying attention...

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. I'm not surprsie

the simulacrum of opposition alive and well

Oh wait, we should not say what is on our minds

[libnnc]

9. No we shouldn't say what's on our minds.

That's selfish and childish.

Except when it comes to bashing one another's Dem presidential candidates...then we can be as selfish and childish as we want.

'Cause the '08 horse race is all that matters here anyway.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

8. It's up to Hoyer and Pelosi.

But they're dems, so we better not criticize them.

[Sapere aude]

10. The only power the congress has left over the white house is impeachment.

The law enforcement agencies will not act. You have to go around them. Impeachment is the only thing that can be done without any bushie getting involved in the prosecution.

[bigtree]

11. this is the mother of all whines

ANYTHING to denounce the Democrats . . .

what a bunch

[Phredicles]

19. And this is the mother of all shills.

Most of us, if a crisis comes up on our jobs, don't get to put off dealing with it until after our month-long vacation. Most of us don't get month-long vacations. If you think official pablum tastes yummy, that's your business, but don't go acting like there's something wrong with those of us who see it for the crock it is.

[AndyA]

24. This is exactly right.

Most Americans, crisis at hand, work extra hours, nights, weekends, whatever it takes to get it done.

Congress, well, they'll get around to it after their month long vacation. There's nothing urgent going on anyway, right? We're just at war, could be on the verge of another one, and have a President who wants to be a dicktator (spelling intentional).

No biggie, enjoy your vacations, Congress. You're just slightly less worthless than our administration.

[John Q. Citizen]

35. The Dem thought police don't like it when you speak your heart and mind.

Haven't you heard? The Party can do no wrong.

To suggest otherwise is to display dangerous disloyalty.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

12. And am I correct here? Are they then going to the courts with this and not going for Inherent

Contempt?

[Phredicles]

15. Oh, they still may try inherent contempt some time after the inevitable result from

the courts comes down. Assuming we still have a country by then.

[pberq]

44. Yes, maybe around November or so

Except then it will be time for Thanksgiving, and then Christmas will be here before you know it, and, and . . .

[IChing]

16. And wasting a month to even have it to procede in the courts

Which we know will happen.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

22. Democracy, as we deluded ourselves to know it has died. Plain and Simple. eom

[endarkenment]

29. They don't want the confrontation at all.

I don't think they have a strategy that gets past "administration refuses to enforce criminal contempt, administration ignores inherent contempt". But the scolds here will insist that Our Wise Leaders know what they are doing.

[Junkdrawer]

17. Yep. And the smart money is on....

some sort of cave-in compromise like:

Meirs' assistant will testify

-or-

Bolton but not Meirs

-or-

They can interview her off the record, but no notes

or something like that...

[KharmaTrain]

23. More Procedure

But I think this sets the stage for Conyers getting Inherent. The contempt will be turned down by the DOJ...as per his assholiness "Executive Privilidge" and this gives Conyers the justification to press for Inherent. It also answers questions as to how this regime will react...will they offer up people now or take their chances in court.

I would hope the whole House passes this contempt out sooner rather than later...and it'll be interesting to see how the netroots react to this.

[Canuckistanian]

18. Let's not be hasty here

Should be the slogan of the Congressional Dems.

[BlooInBloo]

20. From history: It'll be a few days of false headlines from orig. sources & DUers...

... before anybody gets anything straight.

[IChing]

21. I'm hoping the AP story is wrong

when it quoted? "a democratic spokesman"

[DemoTex]

26. "Molasses in January" comes to mind.

Not good.

[The Backlash Cometh]

27. Maybe they're giving Bush a chance to step down? Or a chance to

send his minions in to testify?

[endarkenment]

28. maybe will pitt should scold us some more. nt.

[BlueStater]

30. Anyone still willing to defend them?

Our country is going down the shitter and they're taking a damn vacation.

To say they're better than the GOP Congress is hardly much of a compliment.

[Psyop Samurai]

31. well, there ya go...

...foiled by the "minute hand" again.

...guess we'll just have to trust the keepers of the "hour hand", as it would be presumptuous of us to suggest what time it is.

:sarcasm:

[John Q. Citizen]

32. The Dem stratedgy is to run out the clock. If that works and they win the

White House in 08, they will bring home some troops and leave a large contingent at the superbases, and run primarily an airwar against the Iraqi nationalists who want their country back from the occupiers.

We are going to be in Iraq for decades. At least until the oil runs out. That's the plan, and if you don't like it, well, you better get used to it. Because that what the bosses want.

[wiggs]

34. At least the superbases will be temporary, by law.... nt

[John Q. Citizen]

37. Got a link? I wasn't aware we were spending billions to build temporary bases.

[wiggs]

41. All bases built in Iraq have a temporary label on them. That doesn't mean

anything...just semantics. They could be there for a hundred years and still be temporary. The new Pelosi proposal reiterates existing law to only build temporary bases in Iraq.

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/25/house-bans-permanent-bases-in-iraq

[John Q. Citizen]

42. Thanks. And as you point out, what does that mean? It sounds to me like we will

use those bases only until the oil is gone, because the oil won't be their permanantly, nor will the bases.

[Zywiec]

33. The summer sun will keep our powder dry. n/t

[GreenPartyVoter]

40. Oh so dry. For when we really need it! *gushing*

[wiggs]

36. Good question. Haven't heard answer why this is not important enough to address now. nt

[Disturbed]

39. I bet Josh Bolton and Ms Meirs are laughing right now.

Busholini & Darth are real worried about those powerful Dems in Congress. A Censure on the Pres. is such a stressful piece of paper that their hearts are working over time. Oh well, the Congress has a whole month to kick back and relax while the Iraqi Oil is being secured while the troops & mercs sweat it out in Iraq.

[ThomWV]

38. So the White House Gets 6 Weeks To Gush Self-supporting Propaganda

The mouth pieces will be out in full force, the churches will sing from the rafters, poor Bush, poor Bush.

Fuck this. Kick them in the balls and do it swiftly.

[Mme. Defarge]

43. I keep having flashbacks

to the Kerry campaign. Only this time it's the American people who are being "swiftboated" and our Democratic congressmen/women, along with their apologists, who are patting the alarmed naysayers (who now, as they were back in 2004, are begging for real action) patronizingly on the head assuring us they know what they're doing.

Never thought I would be thinking nostalgically about the good old days when the only thing we had to lose was an election.

[Junkdrawer]

45. Kick

:kick: