Republicans walk out of House in Protest

[Yellowdogtexan]

This is so amusing that it is funny. The repugs are upset that the House is not backing down on the FISA bill and that the Democrats have the votes to approve a comtempt resolution against Harriet Miers and Josh Bolton and so they walked out of the House chambers in protest. The gop has cut and run because they are not getting their way.

[Yellowdogtexan]

Here is some more on this silliness by the repugs. http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/14/664927.aspxRepublicans are outraged. Democrats are putting forward a resolution holding White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and former White House Counsel Harriet Miers in contempt of Congress. House GOP rank-and-file are planning a dramatic walk out when the vote is called.

Democrats are affronted. Right in the middle of the Statuary Hall service for the late Tom Lantos, a Republican went to the floor -- just steps from the solemn proceedings -- and called a procedural vote, apparently out of pique.

The full House will vote on the contempt resolution. It is likely to pass. The resolution directs the speaker to refer the case to the Department of Justice. DoJ would then have to decide for itself whether to pursue the case.

The vote is expected at around 1 p.m.

The controversy involves the firing of federal prosecutors and the refusal by White House officials to comply with congressional requests for documents and testimony.The repugs actually did walk out after committing a serious affront to the service for Rep. Lantos. The gop are a bunch on losers and whiners.

[Yellowdogtexan]

Here is an article on the walkout by the repugs. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080214/ap_on_go_co/white_house_contemptWASHINGTON - Angry House Republicans are boycotting a vote to hold two presidential confidants in contempt for failing to cooperate with an inquiry into whether federal prosecutors were ousted for political reasons.

Most Republicans walked out of the chamber just before the vote. They say Democrats should instead be using the time to extend a law — set to expire Saturday — allowing the government to eavesdrop on phone calls and e-mails in the United States in cases of suspected terrorist activity.

The contempt citations are against presidential chief of staff Josh Bolten and former White House counsel Harriet Miers. Both refused to comply with congressional subpoenas for information on the 2006-2007 firings.

[patriotsblade]

Classy.

[toxic]

Even my die hard Republican Dad has noticed in recent months that the Republicans are being obstructionists.

[April15]

About time they didn't get their way!

[Yellowdogtexan]

I love the reason why the republicans got so mad. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/14/AR2008021403940.html?hpid=moreheadlinesWhite House officials and their allies were angry that the Democrats did not "blink," as one outside adviser said. The decision to defy the White House came in the form of a weeklong adjournment of the House yesterday afternoon. bush and his goons played their fear card and talked about terra and the Democrats did not blink