The Sound of One GOP Hypocritical Hand Clapping

Dear BuzzFlash,

After reading the attack on Paul Krugman at the Gridiron, I remembered the repuglicans, DeLay and Armey doing the same thing at President Clinton's State of the Union Address, '99. Take a look at some real hypocrisy on the part of DeLay, Armey and other GOP'ers now that light has been cast on the "get Clinton at any cost," exposed by Brock and Moore's recent books.

Perhaps Krugman remembered the incident, too.

Maybe we should send this to Krugman.

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Address Elicits Varied Responses in GOP

To applaud or not to applaud: that was the question for Republicans watching President Clinton's State of the Union speech.

For many, it appeared to be an easy decision. House Majority Leader Richard K. Armey (R-Tex.) and Majority Whip Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) sat stiffly and clapped for the bomber pilot, Sammy Sosa and Rosa Parks, and that was about it. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Tex.) applauded for Hillary Clinton and equal pay for men and women.

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For a small number of Republicans, the perfect solution to the impeachment dilemma was simply not to show up. Rep. Henry J. Hyde (Ill.), leading the Republican prosecution in the Senate impeachment trial, watched Clinton's speech from home.

The complete article is here:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/congress012099.htm

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Contributed by BuzzFlash Reader, ~ Cathy