The Rittenhouse Review

A Philadelphia Journal of Politics, Finance, Ethics, and Culture


Tuesday, June 27, 2006  

THEY'RE STILL AT IT
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum

The U.S. Senate today, under the guidance and direction -- the control -- of the Republican Party, put aside all the important business of the day to pander to, I don't know, the dopiest common denominator.

The vote on the amendment to protect the U.S. flag against desecration, an outrage I have yet to see first-hand in my entire life, failed by one vote of the required two-thirds majority, going down by a tally of 66 to 34.

Hey, at least everybody showed up for this one! I'm not sure even the Patriot Act inspired such enthusiasm.

So how did Pennsylvania's Dyspeptic Duo, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, vote during the roll call?

You had to ask?

Dee, a/k/a Arlen, and Dum, a/k/a Rick, both voted in favor of the "constitutional" amendment.

Now back to the real war.

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