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Subscribe to RSSHouse Democrats are bracing for defections during Thursday's vote to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress after the National Rifle Association (NRA) announced they will be including the vote in their "future candidate evaluations."
"It is no secret that the NRA does not admire Attorney General Holder," a letter from the NRA to members of the House of Representatives reads. "For years, we have pointed out his history of anti-second Amendment advocacy and enforcement actions."
In an effort to persuade Democrats from voting for the contempt citation because of their fear of repercussions from the enormously powerful gun lobby, aides say that House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) is actively engaging members of their caucus to encourage them to vote against the measure, something called "whipping" on Capitol Hill.
"I think there are some members that will consider the recommendations of the NRA," Hoyer said to reporters today. "Whether they think those recommendations are founded or not, I don't know at this point."
The number of Democratic defections could reach 31, according to House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA), whose committee voted last Wednesday to move the contempt citation to a full House vote.
Issa cites a letter sent from 31 Democrats to the Obama administration last year asking for them to be forthcoming with details of the Fast and Furious gun-walking operation as a template for possible Democratic "yes" votes.
While 31 Democrats voting for the contempt citation on Thursday may be overly optimistic, the sway of the NRA during an election year is a legitimate concern for Democrats. Democrats running in swing districts need the support of organizations like the NRA (or at least not their opposition) to stop more conservative opponents from taking them down in November.
But the NRA has made it crystal clear that it supports finding Holder in contempt of Congress, and they think members of Congress should as well.
"The reason we support the contempt resolution is the same reason we first called for Attorney General Holder's resignation more than a year ago: the Department's obstruction of congressional oversight of a program that cost lives in support of an anti-gun agenda," the NRA's letter reads. "This is an issue of the utmost seriousness and the NRA will consider this vote in our future candidate evaluations."
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USA....the comedy continues. I hope the Supreme Court strikes down the health care law so everyone can continue being stiffed by the insurance companies. I hope when you all have a serious medical condition or someone from your family has a pre-existing condition you all don't complain about the system. I hope everyone who believes in the free market gets what they deserve.
My question is when did we stop getting "stiffed by the insurance companies"? As far as I can tell the only thing I got "stiffed" with is higher premiums, co-pays and out of pocket deductibles so that others could cover their couch potato kid until their 26. Why didn't Obama and his posse just write up a one page document making it mandatory that insurance companies had to cover pre-existing conditions instead of that BS monstrosity that they haven't even read yet?
Feisturd and Bevnurd's and the other socialist retards on this thread minds are made up.
Please don't confuse them with the facts.
They're beginning to sense and fear that their boy's going down. Thus the increase in the tempo of their desperate late-minute rantings.
If it wasn't for delusion, libtards would have not a thing going for them!!!
Facts are my HMO bills me each year like clock work that my premium is going up this was before the AFC Act. As someone said the bill should have been called, "Stop the Free Loaders", you know those without insurance that use the emergency room as their primary care doctor?
Fact-hospitalization care is costly I spent 4 hours at the emergency room and didn't even receive a cracker that was $5,000 please, however my HMO said no and you will only receive $2500. Everytime and individual uses the emergency room guess who pays? That cost his distributed among those with insurance.
if they defect then we need to vote them out as they will be cutting our own throats by allowing themselves to be intimadated
No sweat, the Tea Party will handle that for ya.
This will be called The Great Republican Lynching before said and done, seems to have the southern congress more peed off than Issa The Godfather!
Is it a defection if they actually vote their conscience, or are they as worthless as you portray the republicans to be?
Once again this only serve to prove that FEISTY REDHEAD is nothing more than a MSNBC Staff Member bar none!!!! Like I've said in the past there is NO way that any one person/individual can always have the VERY FIRST posting on EVERY message board EVERY single day???
P.S. THANK ALMIGHTY GOD! FOR OUR NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION KEEPING AMERICA AND ALL AMERICAN'S "SAFE" EACH AND EVERY DAY!!!!!
These comments are fascinating! Redirection, disinformation and outright lies. Iguess the truth is a bit tough for the progressives to handle; and that especially applies to fisty. Three Senators and 5 Congressmen are avoiding the Demorat Gala Labor Day Celebration (you know, that thing they used to call the Democrat National Convention). In true communista fashion they picked "Labor Day" for the big Obama OParty then they had to change the name to make it seem more "of the people". Remember the "People's Republic Of China" or the "Democratic Peoples Republic of North Korea"? Are you beginning to get the picture of what these people have planned for you if they can pull off a 2012 win?
It likely will never come to pass. Claire McCaskill asked the DNC to "try another venue" when they suggested St Louis for the Obamanation.
Feinstein is rattling the saber for an independent council to investigate Obamaleaks and most of the Southern democrats are avoiding Obama as though he had lice.
California is now shown as a "Likely Democratic vote" instead of "Solid Democrat" and those "Battleground States" show Obama is slipping badly.
If the tone of the Obama campaign does not moderate those "likely" Democrat States will swing to Likely Republican and Barack Obama will be swept into obscurity by a greater margin than the loss handed to Jimmy Carter in 1980. What will you Progressives do if your hero, your chosen one, your Black Messiah does not carry a majority in a single state? it is possible. That is what happend to that silly peanut farmer who ran against Reagan in 1980 and, just to twist that knife a little, Jimmy Carter came out yesterday and Dissed your hero on (gasp) MSNBC!!
Every day I thank Barack Obama for the amateur way he is ruining his campaign. Romney in 2012!!!
Rosso
There's lots of room in Ruskiland. Perhaps you could revive the communist party there.
If you're so gdamned anti-american...do us all a favor and f.o.!!!
Your comment almost makes sense....dumb-f-uck!
If you don't like America move out !... 3rd grade child mentality.
Al, actually, the Communist Party still exists but they changed the party name, I believe in the 40's or 50's (actual year escapes me at this time) because they realized that the name "Communist Party" was a losing title and they were turning the American people against them. So they changed the name to the "Progressive Party". It's a fact - any doubters look it up yourself.
To think that a true Democrat who takes DNC money would vote against his own party is reprehensible. How does the DNC expect people to donate money and then see Democrats bow to the NRA? These Democrats should change parties or be ousted by the DNC. One would expect Matheson from Utah to vote against the Democrats because there really is no such thing as a Mormon Democrat but the others??? They deserve to be ousted.
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Stupid partisan fools like you is the reason this country is in such a mess. You are exactly like the tea party or the christian taliban. Being democrat is more important to you than being an American. How is California doing for youi, I see Stockton declared bankruptcy. Partisian purity determined by garbage like you resulted in the loss of people who were willing to work to find solutions and comprimise. The middle still rules this country not the trash from the extreme right and left
See, this is an example of what's wrong with our political system. How about they just vote their conscience? Does right and wrong even figure into the equation? Partisanship and special interests have taken over.
I thought Harry Reed was a Mormon, or am I wrong?
Sad,
I could not agree more. Our politicians have no balls anymore, all the care about is winning the next election.
All those Democrats (as well as Republicans) that allow the NRA to influence their decision should be thrown out of office.
Issa already said there was no proof.
Holder already agreed to share the info in a closed door commitee - where the contempt?
All of them are pussies!
I am not a NRA member, voted for Obama last time, but probably will not this time, and I think Holder should have gone a long time ago. There have been more arrests and prosecutions of medical marijuana growers in the last 3 years than during 8 years of Bush. These are in states where laws allowing this were passed. It seems all the justice department does is litigate against state govt. The Fast and Furious operation was stupid but what you would expect from the ATF or DEA which both should also be done away with. For me this isn't about the NRA it is about an incompetent useless AG.
Dan, you sound pretty libertarian to me. I also identify myself as someone from the center. I hope I never become a cheerleader for either side, some people on here will defend their party no matter what nonsense they concoct. They end up being hypocrits, which is something I hope to avoid. We could save a lot of money if we made marijuana legal, but I don't see that happening in my lifetime. What a waste of resources.
I say Holder should go-but not for Fast and Furious which he had no operational control.Instead his failure to prosecute Wall Street and bankers escpecially after Ron Reagan put 1,000 of them behind bars in the S & L scams .
So now it ';s the NRA's fault Holder is gonna be held in contempt by members of both partys......the fact he has lied and withheld evidence has nothing to do with it.
All the more reason to get rid of the remaining blue dogs. The vote to hold the AG in contempt won't amount to anything but at least Democratic voters will know who to not support come November.
3 democrats have already stated they will vote for contempt.
Turn over the documents Eric - I dare you. If you do and there is nothing, you will prove that this is a "witch" hunt.
I believe Issa has a source and I believe he already knows whats in the documents. It's a cover up.
The slime is oozing from the white house, these dirt bags need to start packing. Only the freebie loving sucklings of the dimwit party will support the slime any longer..
This is what is wrong with Government and Politicians, whether right or left....buying favors with votes! No matter if it is the NRA or some Greenpeace movement......both sides fail the people of America.
We need People in office that care about Americans........not politicians !
Bobcat...didn't you hear Issa on Fox news??? He stated NO proof of Whitehouse cover up or being involved...my gosh people open yours eyes and see this for exactly what it is...a deliberate "witch hunt" directed at Holder for doing his job and certain people just can't accept that! There is sooooo much hatred coming from people's mouths today...really sad that this is the society we have become.
That was Issa's views on Sunday and then he changed it. However, in April 2012 when being interview during the NRA convention he gave credence to this conspiracy theory. Later Rush, Sessions, Grassley, and Trent Franks fanned the flames of conspiracy.
The US has been giving away weapons in return for all sort of information / wanted criminals etc. for centuries. Remember the Iran contra. That's why we was in Iraq looking for all those weapons. Recently Libya. There's quite a few countires in between. It's what we've always done. It's politics. Holder probaly doesn't know the whole story. Most of this stuff is control by the CIA. He doesn't have the power. He's the fall guy.
Then there REALLY is a cover up. Did you know that it is against the law for the CIA to operate within the borders of the USA?
That's why Raygun dumped tens of millions of dollars into the NSA. Its just a domestic proxy for the CIA.
I keep hearing about how bad guns are, yet the place thaty has the strictest gun control laws in America (Washington DC) also is always in the top 3 in murder by gun rates. Legal guns aren't the problem and the NRA represents legal gun owners. Tough gun laws here in Massachusetts, but I know a 15 minute drive and 300 in cash and I could have one in 45 minutes.
don't leave out Chicago, Capital City of the Peoples Republik of Illinois
Just more proof that if you can write big checks to superpacs you own the political process.
So the NRA is at fault for Dems defections? Are you really saying the the Dems don't have a mind of thier own? Is that what is really going on?
Its all about the money.
Proof of Innocence comes with the turnover of documents. Delays encourages cover up issues ....very hard to believe that Obama in an election year would provide cover for Holder if there were little reason to do so...the re-election is his primary focus and would have been his main consideration.
Which democratic coward will stand with the NRA? Don't expect them to have any conviction or stand for principle especially those running for re-election.
If these Dems are worried about the NRA taking them down in Nov. and therfore choose to support this witch hunt to vote Holder in contempt they are spineless fools who have no business in politics. I will be watching this very close and those who vote against Holder will have to face the wrath of the Democratic constituents in November!
"House Democrats are bracing for defections during Thursday's vote to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress"
It should have read---
House Democrats are defecting because they want future votes.
Maybe. But they want the money more. The rich own most of our politicians. Organizations like the NRA with rich backers influence the political process with their big checks to superpacs. Big oil, big corp. and the rich run the show.
Is anyone here allowing for the possibility that these House Dems are voting to hold the AG in contempt because they think he is in contempt?
Maybe a couple. After the vote, look at the dems that vote for it and I will bet 80 percent are from big NRA states and have gotten money from the NRA in the past.