Sen. Reid rebukes Sen. Vitter on ACORN


	Sen. Reid rebukes Sen. Vitter on ACORN

jatfla

9-23-2009 10:31 AM

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jatfla says:

I seriously dislike this man. Hypocrisy oozes from his lips and his idea of bipartisanship is the other side caving in to his demands.

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this matter is driven, at least in in part, by partisan political views."</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/59921-reid-rebukes-vitter-on-acorn"><P>"The recent history cited above demonstrates it is very harmful to conduct any investigation... based on the political leanings of a group," he added.
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