Rep. Reynolds's frustration boils over at Dem criticism of Bush,GOP ethics

[Cocoa]

By Jonathan E. Kaplan

http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Campaign/091205_dem.html

Republicans began last week by absorbing blistering attacks on President Bush’s management of disaster relief after Hurricane Katrina and the massive flooding of New Orleans and ended the week when a Texas grand jury indicted Majority Leader Tom DeLay’s political action committee. In between, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) threatened to slug Bush.

By last Thursday, a top Republican official had had enough.

“The name calling … these things have gone too far,” said Rep. Tom Reynolds (R-N.Y.), chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), referring to comments by Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who said Bush was oblivious to what was happening in New Orleans.

Reynolds began the interview lashing out at his counterpart, Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.), who heads the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and has attacked Republicans for their ties to GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who was indicted last month by a Florida grand jury.

DeLay’s political action committee Texans for a Republican Majority (TRMPAC) was indicted Thursday on five felony counts of using corporate money to influence state elections. The Travis County grand-jury investigation threatens DeLay’s political standing in the House because, if indicted, he would have to step down as majority leader.

“I’m tired of having Rahm calling up you guys” to discuss allegations of wrongdoing by Republicans, said Reynolds, calling Emanuel “Mr. Righteous.”

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[tsuki]

1. Reynolds saying it is wrong to blame is probably because he is to

blame. (cannot remember Jon Stewart's pithy comment, but it was apt.)

[cynatnite]

2. What do you expect when your party is corrupt?

Flowers? :eyes:

[democrat in Tallahassee]

3. They were so nice to President Clinton, weren't they?

Well, FUCK them all. karma's hell, boys

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Facts, troublesome facts. Reynolds is tired of hearing about pesky facts.

[XanaDUer]

5. Fuck you, Reynolds.

..

[skooooo]

6. STFU Tom!

[bain_sidhe]

7. "If the Republicans will stop telling lies about us...

...we'll stop telling the truth about them."
- Adlai Stevenson

[applegrove]

8. Be polite guys. Doesn't matter what goes on underneath. As long

as we always look good on the surface :cry: "Pity Play":nopity:

[La Coliniere]

9. Democrats need to keep up the attack. Be relentless.

Finally showing some spine. Fight fire with fire. Reynolds is a bloated gasbag who is feigning the victim. It's all a big act. They KNOW they're guilty, just trying to deflect. Don't fall for it Dems.

[Dem Agog]

10. Note to Reynolds...

Weee-fuckin'---aaaaah.....

BOAG dude. It's been a long time comin'. And you deserve every joyous second of it.

[Mojambo]

11. Republicans can dish it out

But boy do they do a hell of a lot of whining when it comes back at them.

[LiviaOlivia]

12. kick

[kbm8795]

13. My, my. . .how the song suddenly changes

. . .when they have to take the crap they've been dishing out for years. It must hurt even more when the wingnuts have little defense prepared for the truth.