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A Case Study in GOP Cannibalism
http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/22958-a-case-study-in-gop-cannibalismBy Charles Pierce, Esquire
05 April 14
In Wisconsin's Sixth Congressional District, there's a Republican incumbent named Tom Petri. He seems like an unremarkable sort. He has been in office for 35 years, representing a huge district of rural and suburban voters, with a mix of smallish cities like Fond du Lac and Sheboygan, north of Milwaukee. (He just got some of that federal government cootie-money to build a breakwater for Port Washington. Hurray for constituent service!) This means that Petri was formed as a young congresscritter back before the GOP was afflicted with the prion disease that is currently devouring the higher intellectual functions of the party. This seems to be something of a problem for Petri's attempt to win himself another term. The flying monkeys are circling thick and fast.
05 April 14
In Wisconsin's Sixth Congressional District, there's a Republican incumbent named Tom Petri. He seems like an unremarkable sort. He has been in office for 35 years, representing a huge district of rural and suburban voters, with a mix of smallish cities like Fond du Lac and Sheboygan, north of Milwaukee. (He just got some of that federal government cootie-money to build a breakwater for Port Washington. Hurray for constituent service!) This means that Petri was formed as a young congresscritter back before the GOP was afflicted with the prion disease that is currently devouring the higher intellectual functions of the party. This seems to be something of a problem for Petri's attempt to win himself another term. The flying monkeys are circling thick and fast.
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