Comments on: House Democrats Pass Contempt Citation Against Miers and Bolten http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/house_democrats_pass_contempt_citation_against_miers_and_bolten/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:13:18 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Beldar http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/house_democrats_pass_contempt_citation_against_miers_and_bolten/comment-page-1/#comment-139998 Beldar Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:59:57 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/07/house_democrats_pass_contempt_citation_against_miers_and_bolten/#comment-139998 The key sentence from your quote is the last one. Consistent with that, from <a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/thecrypt/0707/House_Judiciary_Committee_approves_contempt_resolution_against_Bolten_and_Miers.html" rel="nofollow">Politico</a>'s reporting: <blockquote>Update - Pelosi's office just released a statement on the issue. Pelosi signaled that the House will not take up the resolution until September.</blockquote> This is about political theatre that the Democratic congressional leaders want to stretch out as long as possible. If they thought they had even a decent chance of winning, they'd be pushing for a prompt judicial resolution, rather than declaring a six-week delay for further sound-biting. The key sentence from your quote is the last one. Consistent with that, from Politico's reporting:

Update - Pelosi's office just released a statement on the issue. Pelosi signaled that the House will not take up the resolution until September.

This is about political theatre that the Democratic congressional leaders want to stretch out as long as possible. If they thought they had even a decent chance of winning, they'd be pushing for a prompt judicial resolution, rather than declaring a six-week delay for further sound-biting.

]]> By: Dale http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/house_democrats_pass_contempt_citation_against_miers_and_bolten/comment-page-1/#comment-139995 Dale Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:33:29 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/07/house_democrats_pass_contempt_citation_against_miers_and_bolten/#comment-139995 I agree, the Dems will ultimately lose this in the courts. All of this talk about sending the Sergeant at Arms to the White House to haul Miers and Bolten to the hill and lock them up, is just that...talk. The Dems may very well have painted themselves into a corner on this issue at least. I agree, the Dems will ultimately lose this in the courts. All of this talk about sending the Sergeant at Arms to the White House to haul Miers and Bolten to the hill and lock them up, is just that...talk. The Dems may very well have painted themselves into a corner on this issue at least.

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