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MindMover

(5,016 posts)
Sun Jul 1, 2012, 11:44 AM Jul 2012

Boehner vows to take Holder to court

Source: Politico

House Speaker John Boehner says Republicans will push a contempt case against Attorney General Eric Holder in federal court over his decision to withhold documents in the "Fast and Furious" gun trafficking investigation.

In an interview aired Sunday on CBS's "Face the Nation," the Ohio congressman said he expected fellow Republicans would file a lawsuit in federal court following the House's vote last week to hold Holder in contempt of Congress. That suit, he said, would likely come over "the next several weeks."

Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/politico-live/2012/07/boehner-says-gop-will-go-to-court-over-holder-127826.html

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Boehner vows to take Holder to court (Original Post) MindMover Jul 2012 OP
They'll do it right after they vote on their JOBS BILL. valerief Jul 2012 #1
Boehner is a very sore idiot these days. liberal N proud Jul 2012 #2
Sore loser is more like it SkatmanRoth Jul 2012 #5
He is also a complete and utter asshole dont forget. nt cstanleytech Jul 2012 #15
And he ain't called Cry Baby Boehner for nothing. savalez Jul 2012 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Jul 2012 #3
That should work out well. Schema Thing Jul 2012 #4
The Repug's will back down kartski Jul 2012 #6
More "Tax Payers" Iliyah Jul 2012 #7
Obama is going to come out smelling like a rose from all of this! Kteachums Jul 2012 #8
That's not a Jobs Bill! MjolnirTime Jul 2012 #9
Amazing Andy823 Jul 2012 #10
Orville Redenbacher's stock is fixin' to soar... mike dub Jul 2012 #11
Sure - why not? He's not doing anything else. Loge23 Jul 2012 #12
Goodness, he is trying everything, isn't he? treestar Jul 2012 #13
These SOBs are fiddling while America burns. nolabear Jul 2012 #14
I hope Boehner's constitutents are acknowledging that Boehner is wasting a lot of time Woody Woodpecker Jul 2012 #16
Whatever happened to jobs, crybaby? sakabatou Jul 2012 #18
Yeah right, and this will be the judge: savalez Jul 2012 #19
Yeah, this how you create jobs... and-justice-for-all Jul 2012 #20
They can't sip the teaspoon of Obama from the gallon of Bush. sofa king Jul 2012 #21
Anything and everything but actually trying to NYC Liberal Jul 2012 #22
Oh boner boy, it's really not a good plan to run repeatedly into a brick wall Javaman Jul 2012 #23

valerief

(53,235 posts)
1. They'll do it right after they vote on their JOBS BILL.
Sun Jul 1, 2012, 11:46 AM
Jul 2012

Because we all know jobs are number one with them.

liberal N proud

(60,331 posts)
2. Boehner is a very sore idiot these days.
Sun Jul 1, 2012, 11:48 AM
Jul 2012

He should tuck his orange tail between his legs and go lick his wounds. I don't think he has a leg left to stand on.

SkatmanRoth

(843 posts)
5. Sore loser is more like it
Sun Jul 1, 2012, 12:01 PM
Jul 2012

The Republicans are getting beaten at every turn by superior politics from people with a superior belief system. The Republicans are in meltdown.

Response to MindMover (Original post)

Schema Thing

(10,283 posts)
4. That should work out well.
Sun Jul 1, 2012, 11:50 AM
Jul 2012

Judges tend to be very favorable towards putting politics over the safety of law-enforcement.

kartski

(14 posts)
6. The Repug's will back down
Sun Jul 1, 2012, 12:15 PM
Jul 2012

once boner and issa realize the judge won't let them control the witness list, the
case will lose it's propaganda appeal.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
7. More "Tax Payers"
Sun Jul 1, 2012, 12:27 PM
Jul 2012

money huh while GOP is screaming from the top of their devil's mountain top about tax increases on the middle class concerning ACA.

Instead of creating JOBS, these asswipes are going for a non-issue cringe moment. They need to be voted out of office.

Kteachums

(331 posts)
8. Obama is going to come out smelling like a rose from all of this!
Sun Jul 1, 2012, 12:32 PM
Jul 2012

They have made up such a wild story. They are still trying to convince people it is true. Our President is waiting for the proper time to hang them all! I can't wait to see him ball his eyes out!

Andy823

(11,495 posts)
10. Amazing
Sun Jul 1, 2012, 12:53 PM
Jul 2012

Still no jobs bill, still no details on what they would replace "Obamacare" with since are screaming they will "replace" it, no details on how to fix the economy, not a damned thing is being done except shit like this, which the whole country knows is nothing more than political theatre! The only ones they are "rallying" with this kind of BS are the brain dead morons that watch fox news and listen to Rush and Glen Beck!

Do they even have a clue about reality?

treestar

(82,383 posts)
13. Goodness, he is trying everything, isn't he?
Sun Jul 1, 2012, 12:57 PM
Jul 2012

And notice paying no attention to the allegedly terrible gun running problem.

 

Woody Woodpecker

(562 posts)
16. I hope Boehner's constitutents are acknowledging that Boehner is wasting a lot of time
Sun Jul 1, 2012, 03:19 PM
Jul 2012

creating partisan witchhunts and not creating jobs.

Especially Ohio.

sofa king

(10,857 posts)
21. They can't sip the teaspoon of Obama from the gallon of Bush.
Sun Jul 1, 2012, 07:39 PM
Jul 2012

They'll fight for the straw, but the court is going to tell them to drink it all.

Mmmm. Drink up, Republicans.

Javaman

(62,493 posts)
23. Oh boner boy, it's really not a good plan to run repeatedly into a brick wall
Mon Jul 2, 2012, 10:41 AM
Jul 2012

and think it's going to make your smarter.

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