Anyone believe that Matheson and the other 30 odd Democrats who intend to vote for contempt DID NOT get permission from Deputy Nancy to do so?
If the vote was anywhere near close, Matheson and the other pretenders would stand with the Deputy. No question about it.
They don’t deserve any credit whatsoever. To quote Rush: “A tiger is a tiger”. And a Rat is a Rat.
With respect, I don’t quite understand your comment. Every single GOP House member is going to vote for contempt. It’s therefore a done deal..so it makes no difference what Dems do or not. While voting in favor may help some Dems, like Matheson, the fact that 30+ Dems will vote for it will really hurt Obama, in that it completely destroys the Dem argument that this is all somehow “partisan.” It puts Obama in a very difficult spot. Pelosi has never been concerned about helping out House Dems..the votes she forced them to take after 2008, porbably cost 50+ their seats in 2010.