Even Republican Congressmen are Ashamed to Be Republicans These Days

Blogged by JC on 08.05.06 @ 11:29 PM ET

Even Republican Congressmen are Ashamed to Be Republicans These Days

In case you missed it, there was a story in the Washington Post that elaborated on a key shift in Republican Members of Congress in their election campaigns: hide the fact that you are a Republican. Many are trying their hands at campaign messages touting their independence from the president and Republican leadership. Even the Chairman of the NRCC, the Republican congressional campaign committee, has been running ads for his reelection in which he refuses to admit his party affiliation.

Now I can understand why some of these folks would be ashamed to be Republicans. After all, the party has completely abdicated its oversight responsibilities and has become just a rubber stamp for the Constitution-bashing Bush White House.

But who do these candidates think they are going to fool? Most of these vulnerable Republican Members of Congress voted in lock-step with Bush when it really counted throughout their tenure on the Hill. That means they voted for media consolidation, to politicize Terri Schiavo's plight, to side with pharmaceutical companies instead of seniors on the Medicare prescription drug bill, and to cut taxes for the wealthy time and time again. Just to name a few.

Every Member of Congress has a voting record. They can claim to be independent voters, but their voting records contain the truth.

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