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Politics > Politics-USA |
| User: |
"Harry Hope" |
| Date: |
11 Apr 2005 05:22:12 PM |
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Meet Mel Martinez. Whew, where do the rightards find these dummies? |
Last week conservative pundits and bloggers were agog with the
possibility that the infamous "Terri Schiavo memo" - which instructed
Republican senators to make political hay out of her case - might have
been a fake passed around by - booo! - Democrats in order to make
Republicans look bad.
Because surely Republicans simply aren't capable of playing such awful
political games.
Yeah right.
But the whole thing fell apart at the seams last week when it was
revealed that the memo actually came from the office of freshman GOP
senator Mel Martinez.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35324-2005Apr7.html
Of course, Martinez was completely in the dark about the memo - which
explains why he was, uh, carrying it around in his pocket - and fired
his aide Brian Darling for taking action "unilaterally."
At this point it's probably worth mentioning that the St. Petersburg
Times said back in November 2004 that "When challenged, Martinez was
too eager to assign blame to his staff or to groups he said he
couldn't control. As a senator, he will need an office and a staff
that speaks with the measured and centrist tone he says will be his
own. He can't pretend to be above it all if the people he employs are
not."
http://www.sptimes.com/2004/11/04/Opinion/The_real_Mel_Martinez.shtml
It certainly appears that Martinez hasn't taken that advice to heart.
But in case you were worried about the future of poor Brian
"Unilateral" Darling, don't fret.
He used to work for the Alexander Strategy Group, whose chairman Edwin
A. Buckham (former chief of staff to - ta da! - Tom DeLay) said last
week that "He is still going to have a bright future in this town."
Why am I not surprised...
From The Democratic Underground
http://www.democraticunderground.com/
Harry
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