Democrats skip out on Countrywide vote

Washinton Examiner ^ | October 15, 2009 | : David Freddoso

[yoe]

Faced with a promised vote to subpoena documents on Countrywide Financial's "Friends of Angelo" program, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee fled a scheduled 2 p.m. markup today.

Rep. Darrell Issa of California, the Ranking Republican on the Oversight Committee, had promised to call for a vote at today's markup on whether to subpoena documents involved in the program that gave sweetheart mortgages to at least four Democratic government officials, including two senators. According to the Wall Street Journal, the program might have also benefitted the chairman of House Oversight, Rep. Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y.

Even if it had been ruled out of Order, Issa's motion would have received a vote.

The committee's Democrats simply failed to appear. Republican staffers say they caught them on tape leaving by a back door at 2:35.

[yoe]

Rep. Edolphus Towns? You don't mean it.

I suggest we light up Mr. Issa's switch board and demand the names of the others involved in these sweet-heart deals and breaking the law.

Rep. Darrell Issa - show some spine!
Washington, DC 20515
phone: 202-225-3906
fax: 202-225-3303

Like the Clinton administration, this Obama bunch is riddled with corrupt congressmen and senators....I don't suggest they just got that way but as they are being found out, throw or vote them out. I don't intend to vote for one incumbent this next AZ election in a few weeks nor any bonds. New people and better management!

[JennysCool]

Republican staffers say they caught them on tape leaving by a back door at 2:35.

Fox News needs to get that tape.

[OrangeHoof]

I’m SHOCKED...SHOCKED, I tell you. < /sarc>

[Cheerio]

Why in God's name can we not get all the GOP to walk out when they vote on Obamacare? Cannot vote without a quorum.

[Genyous]

Here ya go:-)

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvHWZvL3aRk

 

 

[Dick Bachert]

This is why!

[JennysCool]

Sheesh! Whatta buncha cowards!

Thanks!

[jerri]

LOL, I guess the coast wasn’t clear after all. I bet they can come up with some lame excuse as to why they were leaving through the back door.

[Ben Hecks]

Democrats sneak out - here’s the tape:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvHWZvL3aRk

[knarf]

If you’re the filmer ... may God bless and protect you.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Ping to #9

[Red_Devil 232]

Fox News has aired the tape a few days ago.

[Genyous]

No I am not, but I saw it on Fox the other day and found it on youtube. The link to it is also on the article page at top.

[knarf]

Someone’s gonna remember this and put two and two together.

[Ouderkirk]

bump for later

[Cheerio]

Explains why so many are registering as Indep. GWB used to drive me to scream at the radio when he would let the lefties prattle on and call him every name in the book and tell lies daily - but he would NOT answer them. Made me feel like an idiot trying to support him when discussing his policies.