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House Republicans Hate Their Mothers!
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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.
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When asking House Minority Leader John Boehner why 178 Republicans (including him) switched their votes to oppose the resolution, he said, “Oh, we just wanted to make sure that everyone was on record in support of Mother’s Day.”
Except, they all voted against the resolution in support of Mother’s Day. Only congressional Republicans could be this dense.
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05-09-2008, 11:17 AM
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