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Saturday, November 20, 2004
Bill Schneider's Political Play of the Week
This White House doesn't fool around. Now the strengthened Republican majority in Congress is saying, "Neither do we."Link.
The Political Play of the Week: If the rules get in the way, rewrite them.
First there was this irritating little problem of a House Republican rule requiring any leader indicted for a crime to step down.
With Majority Leader Tom DeLay facing possible indictment in Texas for campaign finance violations, House Republicans found a solution -- change the rule. Shield their leader from, in the words of Rep. Henry Bonilla, R-Texas, "Any partisan crackpot district attorney who might want to indict a member of our leadership."
If the Democrats don't gain some political capital from this GOP move and turn it into at least one victory down in Louisiana (where two US House seats will be decided on December 4), it's going to be a sad day to be a Democrat.
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