Forget Ritual Suicide, What About Joe Barton's Political Suicide?

Despite the conservative howls, some in the media have failed to note that Emanuel’s assertion is evidenced by the Republican Study Committee (RSC). Composed of over 115 Republican congressional members, including House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) and Chairman of the House Republican Conference Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN), the RSC presented a collective view of what it saw as a White House “shakedown”:

BP’s reported willingness to go along with the White House’s new fund suggests that the Obama Administration is hard at work exerting its brand of Chicago-style shakedown politics. These actions are emblematic of a politicization of our economy that has been borne out of this Administration’s drive for greater power and control. It is the same mentality that believes an economic crisis or an environmental disaster is the best opportunity to pursue a failed liberal agenda. The American people know much better.
http://thinkprogress.org/2010/06/21/palin-barton-philsophy/

115 Repunklican House members signed their agreement with the exact same "ideas" BEFORE Barton said it. The only possible way that is NOT a reflection of GOP philosophy is if they have no philosophy.
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