Democrats Pass Contempt, Republicans Leave the Room

2:13 a reporter asks why Republicans walked out on contempt vote. Pelosi, to her credit, says "Why don't you ask them what their point is," and then makes her point and goes back to quotting Mickey Edwards.

2:14 back to FISA questions

2:15 Someone brings up the election and Pelosi, incredibly, insists on keeping to the topic of FISA. (Whose topic was that, Nancy?)

2:16 Someone asks about the next Iraq Occupation funding bill, and Pelosi struggles for a response and assures the media that the military has everything it needs until June or July. (Whew. I'm relieved.)

2:17 back to FISA questions.

2:18 reporter gets in her election question: does Pelosi support allowing superdelegates to decide the primary. Pelosi says no and explains that superdelegates are there in case there is a need to make a change in what happens, but not to change what happens. Clear as mud.

2:19 More FISA questions. OK, now I'm starting to blame the media. They just do not care about the contempt issue. (Pseudo-Impeachment advocates take note, please. The corporate media does not care about contempt the way it would have to care about impeachment.)

THE VOTE ENDS

2:24 The rule, including the two contempt citations and the authorization to take it to court, passed with few Republicans voting. The vote was 223 Yes, 32 No, and 1 Present.

Onward to impeachment or eternal delay and pretense.