In a stunning setback to the Obama/Holder cabal, House Democrats joined with Republicans in demanding compliance from Eric holder. House vote: 381 to 41 against Holder's continued stonewalling.

At question are the details of the Fast and Furious gun-running scandal,  devised by members of the Attorney General's office, complete with code name,  "Fast and Furious," which only the AG can offer as a project title.  Of the 88,000 pages demanded by the House investigative committee in 22 separate departmental investigations,  only 8,000 pages effecting only 9 departments have been given to the House committee.  90% of those pages have been rendered "unreadable" (in a process called "redaction").  No paper work at all involving the remaining 13 departments have been given to investigators.  Enough is enough.   Yesterday, (May 9) all but 41 Democrats in the House voted to support Republican requests for more information.  Forget Obama's personal preference regarding gay marriage.  This is a game changer.  

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From Wake Up America, Susan Duclos reports the following:  

Matthew Boyle at The Daily Caller, who has been relentless in reporting on Eric Holder and the Obama administration's lack of competence and accountability over the Fast and Furious scandal,reports now that 142  House Democrats, in true bipartisan fashion with House Republicans, threw their support behind an amendment which prevents the Department of Justice from using taxpayer      funds to lie to Congress.

Chaffetz pitched House Democrats in a feisty Housefloor speech before the vote to join him in demanding accountability. He argued that  Attorney  General Eric Holder’s failure  to comply with the Fast and Furiouscongressional subpoena is anything but a partisan political fight. He said it’s an issue of separation of powers between the legislative and executive branches, and that all Americans “should be embarrassed by what’s happening in Fast and Furious.”

“If we get stonewalling on the other side of the aisle, without your support, we will do a disservice to this country, we will do a disservice to this body and we will not get to the truth,” Chaffetz said on the House floor on Wednesday. “I promise you, when that becomes a Republican president, I will stand with you and demand the openness and transparency that this body deserves. I’ve done it; I’ve challenged my own party, I have the guts, I have the fortitude to do the right thing.”

Chaffetz challenged the House Democrats to come forward and help him, House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa and others: “This is the test of principle, this is the test of integrity, and          when you can’t stand up and take on your own party, that’s a lack of guts,” Chaffetz said. “This Congress has got to stand up for itself and demand that these documents be released.”

In the end, when the House voted, Chaffetz got his bipartisan support.

The final vote was  381 to 41, roll call here.