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Tuesday, January 02, 2007

From the double standard department

TPMmuckraker on the Republicans' latest scheming:
Republicans aren't yet an official minority in the House, but they're already beginning a campaign to portray themselves as victims of a heartless Democratic majority.

In a "Dear Colleague" letter circulated to fellow Republicans, three House GOPers are trying to push a "Minority Bill of Rights" -- based on a two-year-old proposal by then-Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
A minority bill of rights, hah! Where was this concern for the minority during recent sessions? The GOP only cares about "minority rights" when they are the minority.
An ironic case in point: When Pelosi made her proposal to protect Democrats in 2004, GOP House Speaker Dennis Hastert (IL) refused to entertain the idea, let alone reply to her correspondence.

One can only assume that McHenry, Cantor and Price are hoping for a more sympathetic audience with Pelosi than the one she received then.
Republicans are victims of the failed conservative agenda. They have only themselves to blame. If we're going to have a "minority bill of rights" then it needs to become a permanent fixture in the Congress so that the recent arm twisting, abuse and overreach practiced by Republicans never happens again.

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