Pelosi Will Push Contempt Beyond 2008

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Yesterday House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she would continue her pursuit of contempt charges passed by the House of Representatives against former White House chief of staff Josh Bolten and former counsel Harriet Miers even after the Bush administration is over. Attorney General Michael Mukasey said he would not prosecute the matter. Pelosi plans an appeal of Mukasey's decision.

"This is about the Congress of the United States," Pelosi said, "We can't say that it was important when you had a Republican president and not important when you had a Democratic president. ... We might as well shred the constitution."

Blogger GottaLaff looks at weather pushing for contempt is a suitable substitution for impeachment, which Pelosi took off the table in 2006.

Filed Under: Bush Administration, House, Nancy Pelosi

Tagged: Bush administration, BushAdministration, Congress, contempt, Harriet Miers, HarrietMiers, House, Joshua Bolten, JoshuaBolten, Justice Department, JusticeDepartment, Nancy Pelosi, NancyPelosi, politics

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