Bending the Third Rail
Because We Should, We Can, We Do
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Putsch
I keep hoping that some patriots will emerge as the Bushitas try to dismantle the Constitution. This is a small, hopeful sign:
The WP fronts and Wall Street Journal flags something of an attempted putsch by rank-and-file House GOPsters. In a closed-door session, House Republican leaders barely turned back a motion to force the Republican leadership to immediately stand for reelection to their posts. The motion had been expected to get little traction and ended up with the support of nearly half the 200 legislators in the room.
It appears that the divisions in the House GOP are centered around how to react to the Abramoff scandal. Some in the anti-leadership coalition don't think the proposed ethics rules changes are strong enough. But many are arguing that proposed changes are "childish". So the leadership is getting it from both ends.

I guess the good news is that the fur is flying to a surprising degree in the House. The more they fight, the less they get done. Paralysis is a good thing for the House of Representatives under the GOP.
Written at 9:17 AM by Greyhair.
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