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Republicans Vote Against Moms; No Word Yet on Puppies, Kittens
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by Mikasi | May 10, 2008 at 02:10 pm
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Normally, when posting a story from the news wires I try and change the headline a bit just to make it better. But here I find that impossible to do. The Washington Post really hit this one on the head.
It was already shaping up to be a difficult year for congressional Republicans. Now, on the cusp of Mother's Day, comes this: A majority of the House GOP has voted against motherhood.
On Wednesday afternoon, the House had just voted, 412 to 0, to pass H. Res. 1113, "Celebrating the role of mothers in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of Mother's Day," when Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.), rose in protest.
"Mr. Speaker, I move to reconsider the vote," he announced.
Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.), who has two young daughters, moved to table Tiahrt's request, setting up a revote. This time, 178 Republicans cast their votes against mothers.
It has long been the custom to compare a popular piece of legislation to motherhood and apple pie. Evidently, that is no longer the standard. Worse, Republicans are now confronted with a John Kerry-esque predicament: They actually voted for motherhood before they voted against it.
I urge you to read the rest of the article because it spends much time detailing the silly shenanigans our elected imbeciles engage in while on the clock. And speaking of
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at 14:19 on May 10th, 2008
Mikasi, I like this story and you're right - great headline!
at 14:32 on May 10th, 2008
Mikasi, I like this story. It's good stuff. Those mean spirited Republicans.
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