House votes Holder in contempt of congress

House votes Holder in contempt of congress. FINAL VOTE: 255 – YES, 67 – NO. At least 17 Democrats defected and joined Republicans in the contempt charge. Sh*t meets the fan.

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  • The Democrats--except for those who voted to hold Holder in contempt--are acting like a bunch of entitlement parents who say, "Not MY child. MY little angel couldn't do that," when their kid gets in trouble.

    That they're completely ignoring that people DIED because of this, and calling it just politics, is infuriating.

  • This vote took way to long. holder attempted to dance around this investigation and when he could not, he ran right to barry for cover. The House did what is should’ve done. The dim wits, which walked out, showed just how much contempt they have for those who are in the direct line to protect the borders. The example of poor plastic surgery pelosi just could not even pronounce Brian Terry's name with out messing it up.

    This issue will continue all through the summer right up to the election. Thank you barry and eric for this issue to use against the two of you. Now Romney needs to use it every single day. This issue and obamacare needs to be used each and every day up to the election.

  • Guys, I suggest we go after him for treason, instead of contempt. This way we can hang him, and show the rest of those rats (including obomie-the-commie) that the Constitution has meaning. But please be aware that this is gonna take years to resolve. It won't be over by the election.

      • Like the honorable thing the Japanese warrior does with that sharp, relatively small blade they keep for just such a purpose and usually with a backup able to complete the job if it gets to be too much for the honoree to finish. Squishing your own hacked up guts out of your wide open abdominal cavity can be more than one can take after doing the hacking.

  • I loved the part about how the Black Caucus walked out before the vote in protest. The Card rears it's ugly head again.

    • Pelosi urged them (and all dems) to not vote. Shouldn't that be obstruction of justice? Treason? SOMETHING? http://tinyurl.com/8a8pzbe She is their leader! One could make the case that they expected punitive reaction from her if they voted.

      Every congressperson who did not vote should be chastised by their constituents, today and in November. How DARE they? If they don't have the balls to vote no, then they don't deserve to even be there. Period. THEY WORK FOR US! They all get paid from federal tax money - that means that they ALL work for ALL of us, not just the people in their own districts.

      This is typical juvenile behavior from dems though. When they can't get their own way - and they know it - they whine and cry like babies. Wah wah wah, I am not going!

      • Every member that refuses to vote should get a note from the principal that goes in their permanent file! Anybody that tries to foment a protest amongst the elected officials should be held upside down in a dark, damp closet until the behavioral anomaly is eliminated.

    • And their reasoning! Yeesh.

      “'Contempt power should be used sparingly, carefully and only in the most egregious situations,'” said a letter from the 42-member Congressional Black Caucus to colleagues."

      If this isn't an egregious situation to them, I'm almost afraid to ask what the heck is.

  • Yeah, nice thought. But as someone wrote above BFD. What's the penalty on him, really? just calling him a bad name? These are high crimes and felonies that he is obstructing. I really doubt the republicans have the stomach to see this through and land this detestable creep in jail. We're quickly becoming a BANANA republic.

  • The system is so corrupt nothing is going to happen to Holder. Chicago politics as usual

  • So he is in contempt of Congress for lying to a bunch of liars. BFD. A shame on you letter he will use for toilet paper and back to sleazebaggery as usual.

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