Empty words, empty gestures...
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 2:02 pm
is what the Senate's apology for not passing anti-lynching laws several decades ago.
Two things:
1) Those anti-lynching laws were held up by filibusters. It was just in the past few months that the Democrats were extolling the institutional virtue and glorious past of the filibuster. I wonder why this "apology" was not pursued at the same time Democrats were proclaiming that glorious past?
2) You cannot apologize for something for which you bear no responsibility.
Meanwhile, just last week we saw the Democratic leadership attempting to blame the GOP for not getting other real work done during the filibustering (that the Democrats pursued).
Two things:
1) Those anti-lynching laws were held up by filibusters. It was just in the past few months that the Democrats were extolling the institutional virtue and glorious past of the filibuster. I wonder why this "apology" was not pursued at the same time Democrats were proclaiming that glorious past?
2) You cannot apologize for something for which you bear no responsibility.
Meanwhile, just last week we saw the Democratic leadership attempting to blame the GOP for not getting other real work done during the filibustering (that the Democrats pursued).