Here we go. The GOP just filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration over its implementation of Obamacare and Nancy Pelosi is not happy at all. First up, here’s the announcement of the suit from the GOP’s lawyer, the very liberal Jonathan Turley:
HOUSE FILES CHALLENGE OVER THE CHANGES TO THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT http://t.co/PRbPyOkD13
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) November 21, 2014
Yes, this is the same Jonathan Turley who keeps saying the Bush administration committed “war crimes” in the handling of detainees at Guantanamo Bay.
Now, here’s the somewhat odd reaction from Nancy Pelosi:
In statement on GOP ligitation, Pelosi swipes Jonathan Turley as “a TV lawyer” working on a “meritless lawsuit.”
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) November 21, 2014
They only like him when he’s a Bush critic?
There is some bad blood between Pelosi and Turley, however. The above tweet points to this blog post by Turley from 2008 where he criticized Nancy Pelosi for not bringing impeachment charges against President Bush:
It seems Turley and Pelosi don’t get along. Turley: "Speaker Nancy Pelosi has continued her search for book sales…” http://t.co/AOZbT6PHfF
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) November 21, 2014
So the guy who calls George Bush a “war criminal” and wanted him impeached is now going after President Obama, but he’s just a “TV lawyer”? How convenient, Nancy.
And we’re so old that we remember when Turely was a darling of MSNBC’s favorite moonbat, Keith Olbermann. Here are a few examples:
ShowPlug3: Bill proposed to apply Federal Judicial Ethics rules to SCOTUS – especially Justice Clarence Thomas. w/Jonathan Turley
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) June 24, 2011
More Contributors to #Countdown: Jonathan Turley, Kate Sheppard, Donald Sutherland and in a non-political role like Ken Burns, Derrick Pitts
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) June 17, 2011
War Criminal Bush To Be Arrested In Europe: Keith Olbermann talks with Jonathan Turley (law… http://goo.gl/fb/eIKT4
— Bob Newman (@BobFNewman) November 24, 2010
RT @ggreenwald [..] very good discussion [..] @KeithOlbermann and Jonathan Turley on what the Obama DOJ is really doing: http://is.gd/g89ha
— Rev. Dr. ; ) Laura (@La_ooRa) October 21, 2010
ShowPlug3: SCOTUS to hear suit v Ashcroft for detention. Finding for Ashcroft might immunize Bushies. Guest is Jonathan Turley
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) October 18, 2010
Show Plug2: Ezra Klein on politics Jonathan Turley on constitutionality. AZ Gov terrified of sports boycotts, Guest: Rchd Justice, Hou Chron
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) May 6, 2010
Of note, this lawsuit is not about immigration:
House GOP lawsuit against Obama does NOT include immigration. Lawyer Jonathan Turley had advised against loading up suit w/ multiple issues
— Ben Pershing (@benpershing) November 21, 2014
But it looks like Turley might make a good lawyer for that lawsuit, too:
Liberal Law Professor Jonathan Turley: Obama's Executive Amnesty Threat 'Tears at Very Fabric of The Constitution" http://t.co/fjCBFQB5Nf
— Bill Blum (@BlumsLaw) November 21, 2014
And the DNC is already fundraising over the news:
Fight back: http://t.co/SSzHEvwzua pic.twitter.com/hxa1hJ0lMq
— The Democrats (@TheDemocrats) November 21, 2014
Of course they are.
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