Posted on 10/21/2009 1:33:31 PM PDT by jessduntno
House Democrats Lock GOP Out of Committee Room A bitter divide over Countrywide mortgage scandal. By JAMES FREEMAN
Democratic staff for the House oversight committee informed their GOP counterparts today that the majority has changed the locks on the committee's hearing room. While Republicans previously enjoyed their own key to the room, they will now have to request access from Democrats. This followed a bitter partisan argument in which Republicans refused to take down a video from their website that contradicted Dem explanations about a closed-door meeting on the Countrywide VIP loan scandal.
As we reported last week, the committee was scheduled to meet on Thursday to mark up several minor pieces of legislation. Days before the meeting, California Republican Darrell Issa notified committee Chairman Edolphus Towns that Mr. Issa would call for a vote to subpoena Countrywide documents from Bank of America, which bought the failed subprime lender last year. Recall that, under the "Friends of Angelo" program, named for former Countrywide CEO Angelo Mozilo, Democratic Senators Chris Dodd and Kent Conrad received sweetheart deals on home mortgages. Mr. Issa wants to uncover the full story on Countrywide's effort to influence Washington policy makers.
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The list of Dem perps is endless...they should be behind locked cell doors...
Most ethical congress ever yo.
Is this concerning, also, the run Schumer caused on a major bank and probably started the whole slide in Sept/08? There’s so much corruption, it’s hard to keep it all straight.
Looks like it we will soon be living under one party rule!
Looks like we have to vote them all out and get some grown ups in there. The rats are acting like a bunch of school children.
The Democrats are the biggest bunch of babies I have EVER seen! More and more Americans are catching on to them since they own the whole ball of wax now. I would not be surprised to see them lose 100 seats in the House next years. I make sure I tell every person I meet that I can squeeze into my conversation, that the Democrats ARE the problem. Come voting day next year, they may remember. The chickens are coming home to roost!
“Is this concerning, also, the run Schumer caused on a major bank and probably started the whole slide in Sept/08? There’s so much corruption, it’s hard to keep it all straight.”
I think so...but you’re right, you can’t tell the felons without a scorecard...
Just another day, another foul that we are putting up with.
We can't expect any similar show of determination from Congressional Republicans.
IndyBank
Voting is not working.
Nail the doors shut when they go inside! That’ll teach em..
How much you wanna' bet they'd come running to demand, "Who the hell do you think you are?" ....
And THEN we can proceed with Countrywide.
Same thing with the locked in healthcare Dems ....
Call together a commitee, vote for impeachment ... rinse and repeat.
Agreed. Even when we throw out the Dems the Republicans that take their place are wimps or RINOs. So few good people left in public service.
This is taxation without representation.
Too many people NOT voting....maybe they will start now...
I like the way you think!
So there are no axes/crowbars in DC?? Will ANY republican EVER have testicles??? That is the sort of tactic it takes to make the NEWS!!! Damned republicans are ALL candidates for a date with Barney Frank.
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