Partisan War Spills Out on Capitol Hill Over Contempt Citations

[bijou]

WASHINGTON —  House Republican leader John Boehner led his Republican colleagues in a walk-out off the House floor Thursday in protest of an upcoming vote on whether to issue contempt citations for two presidential confidants.

Their presence was not needed, however, as Democrats — who hold the majority in the House — began holding the vote without their colleagues across the aisle.

The partisan war broke out as President Bush and sympathetic lawmakers were seeking a vote on a separate issue, the renewal of terror surveillance laws set to expire Friday.

Boehner, speaking on the House floor, said he believed the Democrats' push to hold the vote on the contempt citations is a partisan "fishing expedition" set to delay the vote on the terror surveillance law.

"We will not stand here and watch this floor be abused for pure political grandstanding at the expense of our national security. We will not stand for this, and we will not stay for this, and I would ask my House Republican colleagues ... let's just get up and leave," Boehner said.

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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,330637,00.html

[Splashdown]

Where were these balls when the repubs had the majority?

[DixieBelle]

^yeah that. Seems like they need a lot of friction and uncertainty to actually give a damn.

[Bh]

Democrats and Terrorists, what's the difference?

[VelvetElvis]

Democrats and Terrorists, what's the difference?

Democrats tax ya, Terrorists a-tax ya? 

[Chris_]

Democrats and Terrorists, what's the difference?

Democrats tax ya, Terrorists a-tax ya?  :uhsure: :-)

bada boom!

[Bh]

Democrats and Terrorists, what's the difference?

Democrats tax ya, Terrorists a-tax ya? 

bada boom!