Partisan denunciations fly over secret strategy memos

[Cocoa]

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/16/politics/16TALK.html?ex=1077512400&en=ec12c5d2502bb20e&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE

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When the Democrats began their serial denunciations, they all complimented Senator Orrin G. Hatch, the Utah Republican who is chairman of the committee, for his alacrity in initiating the investigation and his statements that he was mortified at what had occurred, comments that have earned him criticism from some conservative groups that he was caving in to the Democrats' demand for an investigation.

"He is the only Republican senator to have apologized for what occurred," said Senator Patrick J. Leahy of Vermont, the ranking Democrat.

With that, Democrats looked across the U-shaped committee table and glared at the Republicans.

Faced with a difficult-to-defend situation, many Republicans simply withdrew from the field of battle, quietly slipping out of the room. Senators Jon Kyl of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina joined Mr. Hatch in agreeing that what had happened was terribly wrong.

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[revcarol]

1. Run, rabbits, run.

Can't defend the indefensible, so run.

[Mel]

2. Not the sanctimonious Santorum

check out the last paragraph :eyes:

<snip>The most unrepentant of Republicans was Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, a member of the Republican leadership. According to the newspaper Roll Call, Mr. Santorum told reporters that he still believed that "the real potential criminal behavior" was with the Democrats because the content showed their unwholesome ways of colluding with outside interest groups to oppose Mr. Bush's judicial nominees.</snip>:eyes:

[Cocoa]

3. "unwholsome ways"

god I hate that guy. :puke: