Ohio Makes Amends

Feb 17 2007

As an Ohio-born ex-pat, I've been upset about the role my home state had in the re-election of Bush in 2004. It's finally made amends. 

I particularly like the final line in this transcript from the US House of Reps - compare this short, sharp speech with some of the long and rambling versions we're more used to. 

"Now, your party and your President, the Republican party, Mr. Speaker, and the Republican President are the ones who sent our kids to battle without armor, without body armor. It took Jack Murtha months to uncover it and then to finally get it paid for and distributed. It was the Republican party, Mr. Speaker, who sent kids into battle without up armored humvees. Nobody questioned the Republican party's patriotism. Nobody asked them if they supported the troops. We called you incompetent. We said you were incapable and derelict of your duty, you should have provided oversight. Enough of the unpatriotic business. I yield back the balance of my time. "
Representative Tim Ryan, Democrat, Ohio

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