My Asshole

OK - so Cantor is an asshole but here's a little tidbit about my representative.

Republican leaders complained this week it would be unfair for Democrats to prohibit amendments to a resolution condemning President Bush's plan to add troops to Iraq, as they expect. They called the whole exercise a political game. They accused Democrats of stifling a real debate about the war.

And one member of the GOP leadership told reporters that just because Republicans were guilty of doing all of that during their own reign -- despite similar outrage among Democrats -- that doesn't make it right.

"They were right," admitted Rep. Adam Putnam of Florida, the third-ranking Republican in the House, when asked the difference between what Democrats are doing and the tactics used by the previous Republican majority to undercut criticism of the war.

Isn't that nice - it was fine when they were in the majority to hose the minority but they don't like it when it happens to them. "Yeah, we screwed you over but it's not fair for you to do it to us!" Whaaaaaaa. I wonder if Mr. Putnam will agree to not do the same thing again if the Republicans regain the majority? I'll call and ask him tomorrow.

What a dick.