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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe TWO Democrats that are going to vote with GOP: @RepJimMatheson @RepJohnBarrow
Spineless Democratic Backstabbers Plan to Save Their Own Skins by Selling Out Eric Holder
Article here: http://www.politicususa.com/spineless-democratic-backstabbers-save-skins-selling-eric-holder.html
Let them know how you feel about their betrayal (on Twitter):
@RepJimMatheson https://twitter.com/RepJimMatheson
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@RepJohnBarrow https://twitter.com/repjohnbarrow
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The TWO Democrats that are going to vote with GOP: @RepJimMatheson @RepJohnBarrow (Original Post)
Tx4obama
Jun 2012
OP
Sean Hannity was claiming 19 when I turned his show on during a Rachel commercial break!
bullwinkle428
Jun 2012
#3
There were 31 dems that signed a letter in June, but that doesn't mean all will vote yes
Tx4obama
Jun 2012
#11
flamingdem
(39,316 posts)1. Thanks for taking the temp down a notch
Two is much better than five. The media would run with the five, two not so much.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)10. Hmmm.... it might be four or five
From Twitter (has no source link to back up the claim) :
Dems Voting Yes On Holder Contempt: Jim Matheson Utah / Collin Peterson Minn / John Barrow Ga / Nick Rahall W.V. / Mike McIntyre N.C.
From Washington Post:
At least four House Democrats plan to vote with Republicans to hold Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. in contempt of Congress and dozens more may join them, potentially undercutting the Obama administrations argument that the vote is an election-year ploy by Republicans.
The four Democrats John Barrow (Ga.), Nick Rahall (W. Va.), Collin Peterson (Minn.) and Jim Matheson (Utah) maintain generally moderate voting records and face challenging reelection campaigns in moderate- or Republican-leaning districts.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/2chambers/post/fast-and-furious-a-couple-dozen-democrats-may-vote-to-hold-eric-holder-in-contempt/2012/06/27/gJQA5AUW7V_blog.html
calimary
(81,421 posts)2. Wholly-owned subsidiaries of the NRA?
I saw a report on MSNBC tonight that said that was what was motivating far too many congresspeople - the NRA is watching closely and taking note - and letting them know. And wooooooooooooo... they're AFRAID!!!!
bullwinkle428
(20,629 posts)3. Sean Hannity was claiming 19 when I turned his show on during a Rachel commercial break!
MrSlayer
(22,143 posts)4. Tweeted both.
Thanks for the links.
alfredo
(60,075 posts)5. Their vote is meaningless. Their vote is a pander to their districts. Yes it
is spineless, but I'm not too excited over a meaningless vote on a meaningless issue. Nothing bad will happen to Holder.
craigmatic
(4,510 posts)6. Barrow is going to lose this year so his vote is useless anyway.
BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)7. Both twitter accounts are acting funny
It's as if there's a virus there. Is that happening to anybody else?
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)12. I just now tweeted them both and both accounts seem to be working fine.
Maybe Twitter was lagging earlier
BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)14. Yes, it had to be twitter since it's working fine this morning.
Just checked it.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)8. Here's another one: Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.)
Rahall (D-W.Va.) to vote to hold Holder in contempt
Article here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014153731
p.s. I can't find a Twitter link for Rahall.
veganlush
(2,049 posts)9. i swear
That hardball. said there were thirty!
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)11. There were 31 dems that signed a letter in June, but that doesn't mean all will vote yes
See the first link in the OP up above and then look at the last paragraph in the article that says:
Click here for the list of the 31 Democratic representatives who signed the June letter, noting that they are not necessarily voting yes on contempt.
Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)13. Tweeted. With link to article.