Despite voting to hold Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. in contempt of Congress, there’s little House Republicans can do in the short term to compel him to turn over documents — unless it wanted to revisit a long-dormant power and arrest him. [more]
Yeah, I know, Congress doesn’t have the cojones.
Still, it would do my heart good.
(What? *snick* Yeah, a new tax of $10M for anyone not complying with a Congressional subpoena.)
Oh, yeah, almost forgot:
“I could have arrested Karl Rove on any given day … I’m not kidding. There’s a prison here in the Capitol … If we had spotted him in the Capitol, we could have arrested him.” — Pelosi
Oh, no, you cou’ent.
Pelosi never had the power to arrest because the contempt vote was contained to the committee level [i.e. the contempt vote never reached the House floor]. “She’s absolutely dead wrong,” — Rove
Still, it’s nice to know that the Dems admit that the option to lock ‘im up in the pages’ restroom actually exists.
(What? You don’t believe her BS about it not bein’ appropriate, do ya? She would’a if she’d'a could’a.)
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A squirrel could starve to death near Congress….
Since congress makes its own rules they could designate an office of one of the minor democrat members as the jail.
Post guards and only give him only cafeteria food while piping in from an ipod Newt’s lecture series until he breaks.
So Congress openly admits that it’s a powerless, resourceless, gutted, meaningless, irrelevant dog & pony show convened for the sole purpose of phishing for kick-downs, kick-backs, and kix from the K Street Krowd?
Great. Tkx for yr honesty.
Justice Department shields Holder
“The Justice Department moved Friday to shield Attorney General Eric Holder from prosecution after the House voted to hold him in contempt of Congress.”
The Justice Department isn’t going to prosecute their boss? I never would have guessed.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
What??? I never woulda tho’t that could happen!!! Last weeks doings was like peeling a big onion layer by layer.
They should have arrested the man a LONG time ago.
Could he be sent to a federal jail?
LOL…
I just had a vision of Holder in Sheriff Joe’s pink uniforms…
So you’re saying the R’s got pah-layed?
Again?
Convicted of criminal and civil contempt of Congress? With no penalties? Teh Won and Holder are laughing their asses off, and are no closer to revealing the truth. Literally getting away with accessories to murder. And the whistleblowers are getting thumped.
What a surprise.
Still, I’m glad the contempt charges got hung on Holder. Gonna look real good on his resume’ for his next job.
“…s a powerless, resourceless, gutted, meaningless, irrelevant dog & pony show convened for the sole purpose of phishing for kick-downs, kick-backs, and kix from the K Street Krowd?”
Where’s the Tylenol?
What are they going to do? They’ll wring their hands, mutter platitudes and Boehmer will shed a few tears of anguish. After that, they’ll pat their own backs, congratulate their effort and see how they can continue to have unconsented sex with the taxpayers.
Pending trial, the House Sgt of Arms should deputize two *neutral men* (…I would suggest: 2 Mexican illegal aliens…) , each authorized to carry AK-47s to escort and remain at Holder`s sides 100% of his working hours & television appearances——–until his formal trial, TBA after November`s election!
For motivation toward this procedure, let it be known that an alternative is extradition to Mexico…………..
Remember, Holder travels with armed guards everywhere he goes. I am not sure that the Sargent at Arms is up to dealing with them.
That is why the House voted civil contempt against Holder because they knew that his posse at DOJ would ignore any criminal charges. This will prevent Holder from pulling a Teddy “The Swimmer” Kennedy ploy of finding a friendly judge to slap his wrist for his crimes and thus get life long immunity under double jeopardy.
I have So many problems with this whole damnable thing. Mostly, the fact that any White Boy, critical of a Black man is rascist. Remember 1973?
43 members of the Administration did jail time.
Rat Bastards……. I’m going to take my Saint, Mongo, for a walk. The folks always say,”He’s Beautiful! Can I pet him?”
I’ll ask their political affiliation before I answer. Mongo at 185, does not like strangers getting in his face.
Bwa ha ha!
*Daydream ends*
Could they AT LEAST give him a wedgie and a noogie?
PeggyU, wedgie and a swirly.
Do they have lockers in the Capitol?
If not that then duct tape him in a trash can and call in a suspicious package.
Freddie Sykes (#10): Are those armed guards dressed in red and blue uniforms with white-plumed hats?
ZZMike, no they are FBI suits of the type Holder gets along with and taking their orders from him… the DOJ equivalent of the Secret Service.