Well, well, well. It’s finally happened. Pretty rediculous day on the hill. Where does one begin?
Yesterday the House Judiciary Committee Chair introduced two resolutions that would hold the White House in contempt for failing to respond to supoenas issued by Congress. One is a criminal citation, the other is civil. The second was needed because US Attorney General Michael Mukasey said that he would not enforce teh criminal citiation, leaving the Judiciary Committee with the option to sue the White House on civil grounds of contempt.
As those resolutions were filed this morning during a memorial service for the recently deceased Rep. Tom Lantos (a holocaust survivor) the Republicans called for a ”motion to adjourn” in an attempt to delay the vote. Later, the GOP walked out of teh chamber in protest of the vote under the logic taht it was detering the House from their proper agenda of working on the Protect America act and teh wiretapping bill. There claim was that national security is at risk in part because of this situation.
TPM provides us with the footage:
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Ninjas, the vote took place anyway, and it passed. Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten and former White House Counsel Harriet Miers are held in contempt for their refusal to testify, provide documents or cooperate in any way concerning the White House’s role in the US Attorney purge scandal that shamed Alberto Gonzales. The twoclaim executive priviledge because GDubz told them not to go. Crazy.
Go check out TPM for all the details, they’re more articulate than this ninja.