Really, couldn’t the whack-a-doo wing of the Democratic Party have tried to keep the promises of their more sane-minded members: bipartisanship, a reasonable debate, and so on?
they, they, they let the hurricane do the ethnic cleansing, because then they’re, all they’re doing is not resisting it, that’s why I call ethnic cleansing by inaction, and I know that there are people who were very happy that, as a result, … [inaudible] … [so that] Louisiana would become a more widely Republican [city] … [inaudible] … because if you lose 100,000 black voters … then you have to take a state that was predominately Republican and made it [inaudible].�
Here’s the direct YouTube link. Hot Air has the video as well, along with a transcript and comments:
If Rep. Frank actually believes what he said, then he believes that there’s a mass murderer occupying the Oval Office. Therefore, Frank should introduce articles of impeachment immediately. If he believes what he said, another day in office for Bush is another day that we’re ruled by a mass murderer. Congress is empowered to stop the chief executive if there’s evidence that he has committed high crimes and misdemeanors. It’s hard to imagine a higher crime than perpetrating ethnic cleansing against American citizens on American soil. Being found guilty of such a crime just resulted in the hanging of Saddam Hussein.
Of course, Frank may not actually believe what he said. He may be playing to the Democrat base, or he may be delusional, or he may have just gotten carried away with the sound of his own voice. If any of that is the case, he should go on the record with a full retraction and apology, both to the President and to the American people for accusing their elected President of perpetrating ethnic cleansing. The honorable thing to do after that is resign.
And this from Pelosi’s speech . . . yesterday.
This openness requires respect for every voice in the Congress. As Thomas Jefferson said, ‘Every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle.’ My colleagues elected me to be Speaker of the House — the entire House. Respectful of the vision of our Founders, the expectations of our people, and the great challenges that we face, we have an obligation to reach beyond partisanship to work for all Americans.
Let us all stand together to move our country forward, seeking common ground for the common good.
So soon, have the Democrats abandoned their promises? Or are Pelosi’s pledges of bipartisan respect, like the implementation of the new ethics reforms, delayed until March?
Developing story…
UPDATE: In the comments, the following points are made: “Well, the Republicans weren’t bipartisan either.” I am not a Republican, and I never claimed they were. We’re talking about these Democrats, now, and what they promised us. When your party is elected to contrast from the previous Congress and promise the nation to foster more bipartisanship, “they did it first” is not an acceptable paradigm.
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