The Flawed GOP Playbook

Martine Kaplan — August 6, 2009 – 4:19 pm | GOP Hypocrisies | Israel | Republicans Comments (0) Add a comment

Aaron Keyak, NJDC Press Secretary, has a piece up on Huffington Post about general GOP hypocrisy and Rep. Darrel Issa’s (R-CA) recent attack on White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.

Here’s an excerpt:

The individual targeting Emanuel, Rep. Darrel Issa (R-CA), has been accused of much worse than Emanuel’s practice of “Chicago-style politics” (to use Issa’s words). We at NJDC have never been a fan of Issa for his positions on issues important to the Jewish community, but this is a new level of hypocrisy for the California Representative. Issa has been accused of actions ranging from arson to firing an employee at gunpoint….

I understand there are real policy differences between Republicans and the president, but more and more the GOP seems to be unable to substantively debate the merits of Democratic proposals without making fools of themselves. Instead of asking questions and debating Obama’s birthplace, or accusing Emanuel of “Chicago-style politics,” or voting against - and then demanding - aid to Israel; maybe Republican Members of Congress should spend their time, you know, doing their job.

Go here for the full post.

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