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Editorial: Tin soldiers/That's how Kline, Kennedy look
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| Contributor | Eric |
| Last Edited | Eric Dec 02, 2004 08:30pm |
| Category | Editorial |
| News Date | Nov 24, 2004 12:00am |
| Description | How funny is this: Of those Republicans who voted last week to allow House Majority Leader Tom DeLay to keep his job even if he is indicted, only 48 have publicly admitted to their votes. At the time, Rep. Christopher Shays, R-Conn., said only a handful of GOP House members, including himself, voted against protecting DeLay. That leaves somewhere around 130 Republicans who voted with DeLay but refuse to admit it.
In Minnesota, the most probable phantom DeLay supporters are Rep. Mark Kennedy and Rep. John Kline. Rep. Jim Ramstad voted no, and Rep. Gil Gutknecht had the good sense to be absent.
Why do we suspect Kline and Kennedy voted with DeLay? For starters, they declined to say how they voted, calling it an "internal party matter." If they had voted against DeLay, what possible motive could they have for keeping the fact secret? On the other hand, if they voted with DeLay and worry that constituents might not exactly like it, they'd have ample reason to hush up.
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