2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumJim Matheson becomes first Democrat to back placing Eric Holder in contempt
Source: The Hill
By Jordy Yager - 06/26/12 06:52 PM ET
Rep. Jim Matheson (Utah) on Tuesday became the first Democrat to declare his support for placing Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress.
"It just compounds the tragedy when both sides play politics instead of releasing the facts. The Terry family, the public and Congress deserve answers," said Matheson, according to The Salt Lake Tribine. "Sadly, it seems that it will take holding the attorney general in contempt to communicate that evasiveness is unacceptable."
Mathesons announcement comes two days before House Republicans plan to vote on the unprecedented measure before the full chamber, even as President Obama has asserted executive privilege over requested documents at the center of the partisan furor.
The six-term lawmaker, who represents the most heavily Republican district of any incumbent Democrat, was one of 31 Democrats to send a letter to President Obama last year expressing grave concerns over the administrations handling of the botched gun-tracking operation, "Fast and Furious."
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Arkana
(24,347 posts)in the interest of "fairness".
Iggy
(1,418 posts)so called democrats voting in lockstep with the repugs.
Weak.
BeyondGeography
(39,399 posts)siligut
(12,272 posts)handmade34
(22,759 posts)WI_DEM
(33,497 posts)Speaker if Dems win back the house.
littlewolf
(3,813 posts)this could be the reason ....
Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)littlewolf
(3,813 posts)Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)She's supposedly a rising star in the Republican Party because she's black, female and...Mormon.
Currently, she's the mayor of a really small town here in Utah. Polls show Matheson leading by double-digits, tho.
CanonRay
(14,149 posts)I don't want to give this fuckhead a dime.
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)I can't and won't do it.
frylock
(34,825 posts)Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)Re-read my whole argument. I was talking presidential politics. Of course, you knew that, since Nader isn't running for congressional races around the nation - and neither did Dukakis, Mondale and McGovern. Nice try, tho.
frylock
(34,825 posts)i already told you that i believe that you have zero cred. i think this exchange furthers my viewpoint.
Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)I can't help with your comprehension, but you can help not looking like a complete and utter fool by not speaking when you haven't 'read shit'.