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GOP Fails a Gut-Czech

By Quin Hillyer
Wednesday, December 14 2011

When Republican senators won’t even support one of their own senior members in blocking an Obama nominee on ethics grounds, for blatant dishonesty to the senator’s staff and blatant misfeasance regarding an inspector general, one wonders if they have even an ounce of fortitude. This latest example of craven capitulation continues a string of cases where Republican senators failed to wage a necessary fight, or fought it with so little real enthusiasm or intelligence that it barely resembled a battle. Here’s what happened: On Monday, the Senate voted 70-16 to invoke cloture on…

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