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To: alarm rider

What issues do you think George Allen is RINOish on?


208 posted on 02/07/2006 1:42:52 PM PST by wagglebee ("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
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To: wagglebee

"In June of 2005, Allen co-sponsored a resolution that had the Senate formally apologize for never passing federal legislation despite the lynching of nearly 5,000 people between 1882 and 1968. While spearheading this apology, Allen stood in the Senate and said, "I rise today to offer a formal and heartfelt apology to all the victims of lynching in our history, and for the failure of the United States Senate to take action when action was most needed."

I do not support lynching, but this was not necessary. As I understand it, he injected himself into this to get good press, and possibly to pander to certain groups. Apology politics is a fool's game. Making personal statements of positions are one thing, this kind of stuff is another thing.


224 posted on 02/07/2006 5:07:48 PM PST by alarm rider (Irritating leftists as often as is humanly possible....)
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