November 26, 2003

Nine Brave Republican Senators

Deroy Murdock celebrates the nine Rs that voted against the Medicare Bill. It's a rare day when I go with the Senate and not W, but as Murdock intones:

This is a dark day for believers in limited government. To see MPDIMA emerge from a reputedly Republican Congress is especially galling. Still, if there are any rays of sunshine this morning, they are the nine Republicans who voted against this act of fiscal vandalism. Some of them spoke with refreshing candor about this dreadful measure.
A dark day indeed. As an optimist, I hope that Karl Rove now has his Medicare and Education bills, and that the profligacy may now end. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one...
    Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island
    John Ensign of Nevada
    Lindsey Graham of South Carolina
    Judd Gregg of New Hampshire
    Chuck Hagel of Nebraska
    Trent Lott of Mississippi
    John McCain of Arizona
    Don Nickles of Oklahoma
    John Sununu of New Hampshire
Opinion Journal's Political Diary calls it a big tent. It is certainly an ideological mix Posted by jk at November 26, 2003 01:53 PM
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