Posted on 05/13/2012 10:01:46 AM PDT by Oldpuppymax
If Darrell Issa has any thoughts of the full House voting on his Oversight Committee’s citation of contempt against Eric Holder, he will first have to clear the idea with the Attorney General’s staunchest allies and political defenders—Republican Speaker John Boehner, Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Republican Majority Whip, Kevin McCarthy.
Upon the Speaker’s office being provided a draft of the citation last week, a spokesman for the Republican leadership said “While there are very legitimate arguments to be made in favor of such an action, no decision has been made to move forward with one by the Speaker or by House Republican leaders.” (1)
But now it appears these stalwart souls have finally made that decision. They will “…slow [Issa’s] drive to hold the attorney general in contempt over the controversial Fast and Furious program…” for a period of “a month or even longer…” Apparently a year’s worth of testimony and documentation linking Obama Regime operatives to hundreds of deaths and the walking of some 2000 weapons across the Mexican border just haven’t been sufficient to convince Speaker Boehner that something is amiss. (2)
Republican leaders “…still don’t think the case is ‘rock solid…’ ” said an aide to...
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Somebody needs to tell Boehner that it’s still okay to go after the bad guys. Even if they are “black”. Eric the Holder is not Barry the Kenyan. He is NOT a messiah that will bring shouts of “racist” if you go after him. Lighten up Boehner and lets go after the commies for once.
Vote our the Rinos
Any chance of retiring John Boehner?
Letting the crying one become Speaker was one of the worst mistakes made after the triumph of 2010 elections....
Bonehead has to go. Every effort to remove him as speaker and when up for reelection, make sure he is out.
Boehner made an abrupt change in his stance of against Obama and the Dems after his golf outing with Barry. I’d bet Barry introduced Boehner to the compromising dirt he and his have dug up on him.
Bonehead is a joke. He and Cantor need to go.
But in the interest of justice, the answer must be "So what?"
Guys, Think about it. We do NOT want contempt charges now. We want the Charges to be brought in late July and the hearings to drag on during the Democrat convention in August. It will mute any post convention bounce. Then a ruling comes out for impeachment of Holder in September / October. However before that happens Holder would be forced to resign and Obama would have to appoint a new Attorney General.
All this to remind voters how corrupt the Obama Administration is. Now is not the time, keep the powder dry just a little longer.
Does anyone think that he is delaying it to be closer to the election?
I think you’re correct on the timing. Closer to the election is better than early spring.
Nothing says Issa can’t continue to collect evidence and make sure this thing blows like a lanced boil in the weeks prior to November.
This is one of the guys we would depend on to supposedly drive Romney to the right, LOL.
How so?
Negroes, Blacks, African-Americans—whatever the term du jour—are not going to vote for a Republican candidate.
that makes too much sense. It’s easier to make fun of him and post crying pictures than it is to actually think about it for a few minutes.
Where the scandals put there by Obama/Holder Dept. of Just Us or are they real?
The Left has DU as their unsubstantiated nut blog. We have CiR.
Jefferson was concealing bribe money, but Boehner is blocking an investigation into the death of a federal agent.
Hastert's defense of Jefferson was a contributing factor to the Republicans losing the House in 2006.
We can't let Boehner repeat history in 2012.
-PJ
Do any of these traitors have a primary coming up?
Boehner is a drunk; Is he a lush or an full blown alcoholic? I don’t know. What I do know is I have watched him many times on internet-casted speeches or pressers and he was hammered. It explains his crying (alcoholic depression), his overly sympathetic view of our opposition and his otherwise failure to perform. The man is compromised by hist vice and needs to go.
No kidding who cares about right and wrong when political leverage can be gained.
I’m sure the family of Brian Terry will understand.
I like the way you think. But why do I get the feeling Boner isn’t stalling for reasons you explain?
If he is, I am doubly pissed. I DO NOT want politics involved here simply because it might benefit the Republicans. Serious felonious activity took place driven by the United States Government; no politics, charges, prosecution and jail time, no matter what political party letter is after the charged persons name.
So what are we going to do to change that? Everyone should be a small government conservative. Anything else will destroy our nation eventually. Everyone should know that.
Its not about them. Its about the whites who are easily made to feel guilty for being white.
We get the government we deserve.
Justice delayed is justice denied.
no politics, charges, prosecution and jail time,
No politics. Charges, prosecution and jail time,
Agree with you CC.
They’d just put another fauxcon in his place. Like Gingrich.
Voters need a steadily escalating barrage of disgust fomenting revelations right up to election day...especially the obama voters!
Those puppies made a mess on our WH carpet and need their noses rubbed in it!
Corrupt, abject failure of his oath and absolute failure as representative of the people of his state and a huge dishonor on this country. The Bonehead is corrupt!! What else will it take for his state to see that his career as a fixture in DC is a negative for the rule of law? It’s sad that that description of the Bonehead fits most of our elected representatives in DC.
Even if a contempt citation is issued against Holder, does that have any significance?
He’ll have it framed and hanging in a place of honor on his office wall within the hour.
Then what?
That’s right. The Tea Party should be seeking good candidates against Boehner.
Boehner and Issa talk tough but they will never actually do what needs to be done.
He might be impeached, but there isnt a snowballs chance in hell he would be convicted. NONE, NADA.
So the whole Dam thing would be a waste of time and money.
Holder is another matter. He can be removed and it would do serious damage to the democrats. August or October is the proper timing. Drag the whole thing out through the general elections.
Maybe they’re ALL queers
So there will be much bloviating and maybe the odd sacrificial lamb here and there,possibily the odd "freak accident" or "suicide" but all the top criminal politicians will just sit back with their fat pensions and high paid government do-nothing jobs and continue to live the high life.
To suggest that even the president,holder etc are not above the law is pure naievete because THEY are the law.
All this to remind voters how corrupt the Obama Administration is. Now is not the time, keep the powder dry just a little longer.
A voice of reason and wisdom. Could not have said so well myself.
Thank you!!
Disagree; it is already boring the American public, and there will be other, more pressing worries by then.
It's now or dump the case in the nearest round receptacle or file it away under missed opportunity for the Republican control House to regain some authority.
The Democrats would not mind if a contempt charge is brought. It would be a distraction the the press would play to the hilt. They want everything in the news except the economy.
So how much do you think it took to buy off Boner?
I say the sonuvabitch has sold out.
“I wonder what’s in Boehner’s FBI files?”
A valid comment indeed.
Vote this pendejo out of office now.
Boehner is a nightmare.
“We do NOT want contempt charges now.”
My contention is that things like this move so slowly in D.C., if you filed charges now, you wouldn’t see anything done before 2015 anyway. Drop the hammer NOW!
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