Democrats lock Republicans out of committee room

The Hill ^ | 10/20/2009 | Susan Crabtree

[markomalley]

Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.) locked Republicans out of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee room to keep them from meeting when Democrats aren’t present.

Towns’ action came after repeated public ridicule from the leading Republican on the committee, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), over Towns’s failure to launch an investigation into Countrywide Mortgage’s reported sweetheart deals to VIPs.

For months Towns has refused Republican requests to subpoena records in the case. Last Thursday Committee Republicans, led by Issa, were poised to force an open vote on the subpoenas at a Committee mark-up meeting. The mark-up was abruptly canceled. Only Republicans showed up while Democrats chairs remained empty.

[markomalley]

You know, I thought the minority was supposed to sit out in protest, not the majority.

[devane617]

Why am I not seeing repub faces on TV raising hell? oh, I forgot...they are above the pettiness of politics.

[jimfree]

The Pubbies can use my house. I’m in the Maryland suburbs and can accomodate perhaps 20 people for a business meeting.

[Blood of Tyrants]

The corruption of the Rat party is becoming more and more evident every day and the LSM refuses to report on it.

[Dem Guard]

This whole disfunctional congress should be dissolved.
this is pathetic!

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Not surprising.....

[hsmomx3]

I think they ought to bug the place myself.....

[blueyon]

Why am I not seeing repub faces on TV raising hell?

Exactly they need to raise hell..even if CNN,MSNBC, etc will not give them air time, Fox would.............. YELL IT OUT REPUBLICANS, call them on the carpet NOW

[cripplecreek]

LOL no kidding, the whole damned town.

[Bullish]

There sure is a lot to hate about democrats.

In fact, they’re filthy swine.

[cripplecreek]

Hell I’ll clean out the garage if they want a place to meet. No democrats allowed.

[sam_paine]

This whole disfunctional congress should be dissolved. this is pathetic!

Dear Leader loves the way you think.

[ought-six]

“There sure is a lot to hate about democrats. In fact, they’re filthy swine.”

Yup.

[kempster]

This is going to make it difficult for the Democrats to accuse the Republicans of blocking their legislation now won’t it? Well, everywhere but MSNBC, they can make up whatever they want.

[paulycy]

zer0's minions spring into action.

[silverleaf]

Yeah, those GOP guys should just caucus, like, in a bar downtown or something. Maybe on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial

‘Thass what I’m talkin’ about!

[mware]

Neil Cavuto likened that door to the one that enters the Twilight Zone.

One of the people posted the recommendation that they nail the door shut.

[TexasFreeper2009]

I just hope Republicans are taking notes, and remember things like this when they retake congress.

I would lock the democrats out of EVERY meeting, assign Nancy to a broom closet, reduce all democrats salaries to 1 dollar and give them no money for office expenses.

And THAT’s just for starters.

[TexasFreeper2009]

They are keeping their powder dry till next year, when it counts.

They are letting the dems dig themselves in deeper and deeper, and when they finally pounce next year it will be a bloodbath at the polls.

[bmwcyle]

Democrats are like little children.