Posted on 12/13/2023 5:26:43 PM PST by george76
Wednesday has been an eventful day on Capitol Hill, but not for the reasons Republicans would have hoped. Hunter Biden was supposed to show up for a subpoenaed deposition. Instead, he held a surprise press conference and then thumbed his nose at Congress. ..
Rep. James Comer, who heads the investigating House Oversight Committee, promised immediate retribution, including a vote on holding the president's on in contempt of Congress. That would be consistent with how Democrats treated witnesses like Steve Bannon for ignoring congressional subpoenas.
Unfortunately, the GOP caucus has caved, deciding to instead try to renegotiate an appearance by Hunter Biden while Republicans move ahead with a vote on officially opening an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden.
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Jim Jordan suggested during the press scrum that a contempt vote might occur after the vote to open the impeachment inquiry, though I find that excuse to be rather weak. This is the time to lay it all on the line, not hand Hunter Biden significant leverage. Any attempt to negotiate an appearance after the president's son refused to show up for the first will do exactly that. You don't gain leverage by blinking, and Republicans just blinked by not quickly moving to hold Hunter Biden in contempt.
With that said, before everyone jumps on Comer and Jordan, I suspect this isn't their decision. Rather, I'd bet there are simply not enough "yes" votes among Republicans to hold Hunter Biden in contempt. What does that say about the GOP as a party? It says nothing good. We just had the son of the President of the United States, who is under federal indictment, illegally ignore a lawful subpoena, and Republicans can't even come together to hold him accountable.
But sure, this is going to be the party that "takes down the deep state" if you just give them your votes in 2024. Does anyone believe that? I sure don't. All I've seen across the board when dealing with national Republican figures in the past decade is a predictable ability to fold when the going gets tough. When the GOP had the chance to drop the hammer on Hillary Clinton, they passed. When they had the chance to put Anthony Fauci through the wringer, they passed.
Now, they've got Hunter Biden being handed to them on a platter, and they are hesitating. Are you tired of losing yet? Because I am.
Huh. And some people still think Republicans aren’t a bunch of pathetic losers.
Those same people can question Hunter publically.
Wait. I thought they had the answers. Back in January. And February and every month after that.
Ah, the republican’ts strike again.
LET THE GAMES BEGIN! My guess is that this “Inquiry” will grow tentacles extending deep into the Capitol Hill Gang!
As soon as I vote for President Trump in the primary I am going to register as an Independent. I’m in PA and we are a laughingstock.
What does that say about the GOP as a party? It says nothing good.
We just had the son of the President of the United States, who is under federal indictment, illegally ignore a lawful subpoena, and Republicans can't even come together to hold him accountable.
How come Pelosi could use her devious & corrupt Jan6 Committee to slap cuffs--and a set of steel leg irons-- onto one of President Trump's key advisors for the exact same subpoena refusal as Hunter Biden?
Hunter Biden mocks the Biden Impeachment Committee right on their home turf and walks blithely away.
Meanwhile, the record shows Trump's advisor was humiliated and nabbed at a Nashville airport--had the metal snapped onto his wrists and ankles--and was tossed unceremoniously into a jail cell--
Something terribly wrong with this picture!
Hunter, a lawyer himself, ain’t dumb. He knows Congressional Contempt motions, due to complete corruption in the federal government, WILL NOT be prosecuted by the utterly corrupt DOJ/Garland ergo him showing up before Congress to answer questions is a JOKE and he gets to ignore it with impunity.
Hopefully I'll be alive next November to vote for Trump for the third and last time. I won't be voting again after that. I'm done. The GOP is unredeemable, and can't be reformed, because there are still too many people who will continue to vote for a rino, just to keep the seat Republican. All they are doing is enabling, and perpetuating the problem with the party.
“Like Comer said. A waste of time. DOJ would just sit on it.”
Spoken like a true Republican, why bother doing anything and lets just go along to get along. Forget about impeachment, the Senate would just sit on it. Forget about Eric Swalwell committing a crime by helping Hunter not show up, after all he’s a democrat. Forget about stopping spending, it’s too hard. Forget about making a budget, we don’t know how.
So the question is why do Republicans even bother to show up for work?
The answer is, It’s the only way for them to make their side money and under the table deals and continue to get rich.
Neocons keeps saying that if you don't vote for Republicans then the demoncraps win or something...
If this is winning, then I'm sick and tired of it.
The demoncraps are pure evil, but I can at least respect them for their fight and tenacity.
The GOP is just pathetic, effeminate, and disgusting. I truly hate the party.
One spotlight at a time. The Joe Biden impeachment is the main event.
Your 100% correct,so there is no where to go,
Fact is the entire government is corrupt,Both Parties have the perfect racket,they anoint a few to go out and placate the part of the public that pays attention,these selected few hold news conferences and inform the unwashed masses of all the graft,they claim they will ferrett it all out,just send donations and we will get these reprobates prosecuted and restore the American way!
Of course nothing but this charade repeats itself as all these politicians enjoy all the levers of power and money to enrich themselves.
The stick in the mud has been Donald Trump,he came in not needing any of the graft,he is rich,all the other hyenas can’t stand for that,so Republicans and democrats will do all they can to destroy him and anyone that stands with him as we are seeing now,just look at the treatment of his family,and supporters Navaro,Bannon,his own sons compared to the reprobate Hunter,it’s amazing how obvious all this is,just shows how neutered the American public today is.
Would not surprise me to see Joe Biden re-elected
“. Forget about impeachment, the Senate would just sit on it. “
They authorized the impeachment inquiry yesterday.
The GOP folds faster than a lawn chair.
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