[Washington Times] The House on Thursday cited Attorney General Eric Inaction Jackson Holder Jr. for contempt of Congress in a historic vote weighted with political significance, though it does little to break the stalemate over his decision to withhold documents over the Justice Department's actions in a botched gun-walking operation. Dems staged a walkout, though they haven't yet holed up in a motel in Illinois. Too much danger of a recall election prior to November, I think...
The 255-67 vote amounted to a political spanking for Mr. Holder and President B.O., and 17 Democrats The ones most worried about being defeated this November...
joined with Republicans in demanding the documents be released. Most Democrats, however, walked out in protest of the vote. This way they can say in October that they didn't vote to save Holder...
It marks the first time an attorney general has been held in contempt by a chamber.
But the White House dismissed the proceedings as a sideshow, and the vote does nothing to break the impasse, though it further poisoned feelings in an already bitterly divided chamber.
"No Justice Department is above the law, and no Justice Department is above the Constitution," said House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican.
Democrats pleaded with the Republicans to slow down the proceedings, saying the oversight committee, led by Chairman Darrell Issa, Caliphornia Republican, has done a shoddy job in putting together its investigation.
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Texas Democrat, even introduced a resolution demanding that the House reprimand Mr. Issa for partisanship and accusing him of having "engaged in a witch hunt."
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I really wonder if the huge rift between the two parties can be healed without blood.
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Democrats pleaded with the Republicans to slow down the proceedings, saying the oversight committee, led by Chairman Darrell Issa, Caliphornia Republican, has done a shoddy job in putting together its investigation.
After all, a proper investigation should take at least 40-60 years (to begin).
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Texas Democrat, even introduced a resolution demanding that the House reprimand Mr. Issa for partisanship and accusing him of having "engaged in a witch hunt."
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Well, can I now say that I am a police officer, member of SCOTUS, POTUS, a doctor, a lawyer, nurse, registered engineer under freedom of speech? I don't think I will say I have the Nobel Peace Prize; it is tainted.
Like ObamaCare and Arizona immigration law, this does not seem like a good SCOTUS decision.
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The Stolen Valor ruling seems to me to be about a government not being the wronged party in a lie about valor, and thus cannot regulate such speech. As a libertarian, I can see this point, BUT they got one important thing wrong: the 'people' - and thus the government - ARE a wronged party, in that false claims to valor degrade the value of the awards for true valor, and those awards are made on behalf of the whole people in recognition of service to the whole people.
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So it's up to the veterans to out the liars and publicly shame them, leaving law enforcement to concentrate on ATF gunrunning and gang wars. In other words, not really different than it was before.
Washington (CNN) - Dismissing a vote to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress as a "political stunt," a group of House Democrats, led by the Congressional Black Caucus, is planning to walk out of the House chamber on Thursday and boycott the vote.
The move mirrors a similar walk out by House Republicans in 2008 when Democrats, who then controlled the House, held a vote to hold two top Bush Administration officials in contempt of Congress.
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strategically, it would be a good idea to postpone the contempt vote and let Holder fail a few more times to provide the documents
in the meantime, a few more democrats will defect and the contempt vote would be stronger
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I have to disagree, Lord Garth, on the matter of timing: more time is EXACTLY what the Dems are scratching for, therefore the correct Repub strategy is to NOT give them more time.
The fact that its being held this week is focussing people's minds wonderfully, including those people notorious for having no rational minds whatsoever.
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I agree Ptah. As the F&F pressure intensifies, another reality that is coming into "focus" is the true intent of the reparations social justice entitlement cabal. This is not about guns, but rather power.
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The important thing, and yes it's political, is that the people of the United States have the right and the duty to evaluate what happened before Election Day.
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[Politicker] Liberal political consultant Satan James Carville sent a fundraising email to supporters of upstate New York congresswoman Louise Slaughter entitled "The Tea Party is Over." In the email, Mr. Carville claimed the Tea Party isn't entirely finished, but he said they can be eliminated by donating to "proud Democrats like Louise Slaughter."
"These Tea Party Republicans have worn out their welcome. But I'm telling you -- getting rid of 'em won't be easy. They're not leaving on their own. We're going to have to boot them out the door like unwanted house guests," Mr. Carville wrote. "That's why we've got to get behind proud Democrats like Louise Slaughter to make sure we can win a Democratic Majority."
Mr. Carville pointed to the conservative mega donors Sheldon Adelson and the Koch brothers as evidence Democrats need to open their wallets if they want to take out the Tea Party and win a majority in Congress.
"With the Koch boys, Mr. Rove and a Fat Cat Las Vegas casino mogul writing multi-million dollar checks to try and buy this election, it's going to take every last one of us kicking in what we can to make sure we reelect good folks like Louise and win a Democratic Majority," Mr. Carville wrote.
Ms. Slaughter is facing a challenge from Republican Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks. Ms. Slaughter currently has $670,189 cash on hand compared to Ms. Brooks' $367,583. Despite Ms. Slaughter's financial advantage, Ms. Brooks is seen as a formidable candidate and is rather popular in the district, which is favorable to Democrats, but grew more Republican through redistricting.
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Seems to me Carvel and Maxine Walters have a love fest going on. I guess they weren't invited to the Tea Party which is alive and well thank you.
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Carville and other donks wish the Tea Party would be over. I've been hearing that for awhile--all from the left. I have a feeling the Tea Party is going to be on fire after today.
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I think the political motivation of the tea party will see a huge surge with this supreme court obamacare decision and the Dems might find it a bit harder to fund raise to defend it since a majority of Americans don't like the law.
[Yahoo] Nearly two in three Americans think President Barack Obama is better suited than Republican rival Mitt Romney to deal with an alien invasion, according to a survey released Wednesday. We don't have a graphic for "Stoopid Crap that Means Squat." I guess I should work on it.
National Geographic Channel contacted 1,114 adults across the United States last month for its fanciful opinion poll ahead of its new cable television documentary series "Chasing UFOs."
Thirty-six percent of respondents said they were certain that unidentified flying objects exist. Eleven percent were confident they had spotted a UFO, and 20 percent said they knew someone who claimed to have seen one.
With Obama facing re-election in November, 65 percent said Obama would be more adept than Romney to respond to an alien invasion, with women and younger Americans more likely than men and over-65s to agree with that prospect.
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A lotta time on their hands over at National Geographic?
Got to give the rube something to distract them after their latest Peak Oil has crashed again. Is this like the third time they've played that narrative?
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Every time I read National Geographic I end up thinking the sky is falling. But then I go outside and see that the sky is right where it should be. You know...up there. That makes me feel better and then it's quite some time before I'm tempted to read it again. They have some great photography so it's kinda the opposite of what people used to say about Playboy.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
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Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
[Yahoo] Nearly two in three Americans think President Barack Obama is better suited than Republican rival Mitt Romney to deal with an alien invasion, according to a survey released Wednesday.
