Thread: Dems avoid, Republicans slam Pelosi theory on Holder contempt push

In my opinion this woman is the poster child for drug testing Congress. They are public employees after all even though they like to ignore that little fact.

Remember, if the Democrats take the House, she will be able to parade around again with her gavel that is probably bigger than her intellect and certainly bigger than her integrity.

Dems avoid, Republicans slam Pelosi theory on Holder contempt push
Published June 22, 2012
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A day after Nancy Pelosi accused Republicans of targeting Attorney General Eric Holder because of his department's crackdown on state voter ID laws, GOP lawmakers dismissed the claim as "hogwash" while Democrats kept their distance.

Asked about Pelosi's claim at Thursday's press briefing, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney would not say that the administration shares her theory.

"I cannot divine the motivations behind" Republicans' contempt push against Holder, Carney said, though he was plenty critical of the GOP effort.

Afterward, Republican lawmakers pounced on Pelosi's comment.

"Hogwash. That is the most ridiculous comment I've heard so far," Rep. Tim Scott, R-S.C., told Fox News on Friday.

Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., called the claim "mind-numbingly stupid."

"I could not believe it when I heard her saying that. Is that all you have to come back with? Is that the best you can come up with?" Gowdy told Fox News.

Both lawmakers are from South Carolina, one of several states that have tried to implement a strict law requiring photo ID in order to vote -- and have been blocked by Holder's Justice Department.

Pelosi, in a press briefing on Thursday, linked that effort to the ongoing campaign by Republicans to call a contempt-of-Congress vote against Holder for allegedly failing to cooperate in their probe of Operation Fast and Furious.

"They're going after Eric Holder because he is supporting measures to overturn these voter suppression initiatives in the states. This is no accident. It is no coincidence. It is a plan on the part of Republicans," Pelosi said.

Though the theory did not gain much traction among other Democrats, Pelosi and the rest of the caucus were uniformly critical of Republicans' actions against Holder.

Carney called the latest developments "political theater."

"Instead of creating jobs or helping the middle class, congressional Republicans are focused on this politically motivated, taxpayer-funded, election-year fishing expedition," Carney said.

A House committee voted Wednesday along strict party lines to hold Holder in contempt of Congress, with Republicans claiming his department has not turned over subpoenaed documents pertaining to the botched anti-gunrunning operation.

The full House would still need to approve the resolution for Holder to be formally held in contempt. That vote is set for next week -- the Justice Department and congressional Republicans could reach an agreement and head off the confrontation, but each side seems to be sticking by its position. House Speaker John Boehner and his caucus want the documents they've demanded turned over, while Holder has said he's already put a compromise offer on the table.

Republicans apparently did not accept that offer, as they proceeded with the committee vote on Wednesday.

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Pelosi Proves Ethics Secondary to Democrat Plans

By L. Vincent Poupard | Yahoo! Contributor Network

COMMENTARY | Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is accusing Republicans of going after Attorney General Eric Holder in an act of revenge for going after state voter ID laws, according to Roll Call.

According to the former Speaker, "They (Republicans) are going after Eric Holder because he is trying to overturn voter suppression in the states. This is a plan."

Rep. Pelosi's comments show how out of the Democrats support unethical behavior as long as it is committed to support their plans.

Attorney General Holder is facing a vote on the floor of the House due to his refusal to turn over the DOJ investigation documents covering the failure of Operation Fast and Furious. Being held in contempt of Congress is the usual penalty for not turning over congressionally-requested documents. By voting against holding Attorney General Holder in contempt, the Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee proved they cared more about party lines than the decency of following a congressional order and minimalized the importance of congressional power.

Rep. Pelosi's statement connecting the contempt of Congress vote with the state voter ID laws takes the idea of progressing party plans as being more important than ethical behavior. Some of the states involved in the voter ID fight want to clear their voter rolls of illegal aliens and the dead. Others want to make sure a person is who he or she claims to be to make sure someone is not obstructing a legitimate voter's right. By trying to block these moves, Attorney General Holder and other Democrats are minimalizing a person's right to vote and leaving holes in the system where people could vote illegally.

I am not trying to state that the Republicans represent all that is right as it would be impossible to believe the Republicans are clean of unethical behavior close to the Watergate anniversary. In this occurrence, though, the Democrats are battling the will of the people who want the Fast and Furious investigation come to a close and have the right to vote secured as much as possible. Rep. Pelosi's stance and statements only enforces the point of how the Democrats care more about the progression of their plans than what is right.

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