House Republican showed some backbone today by walking out of a contempt vote that was a purely political move on the part of House DEMS. From the Hill.com
"House Republicans Thursday left the chamber ahead of a vote seeking to hold White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and former White House counsel Harriet Miers in contempt of Congress for refusing to testify before a panel investigating the firing of several United States attorneys." ...The move was intended to show that Republicans want to work on a permanent update to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act rather than be part of a “partisan fishing expedition,” as House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) put it...At a press conference following the walkout, Boehner said “Before Congress leaves town, we must give our intelligence officials the tools they need to keep America safe.
Read Here: http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/republicans-walk-out-on-contempt-vote-2008-02-14.html
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