Mitch McConnell's admission in 2009 that the GOP's main
priority was not
jobs, not the economy, but that it was ensuring President
Obama failed was
breathtaking in its candor.
Sometimes you almost have to admire Republicans' honesty when
admitting
they really are dishonest.
In that same spirit of admission, Pennsylvania House Majority
Leader Mike
Turzai (R-Allegheny) acknowledged today that the end game in
passing his
state's Voter ID law was to benefit the GOP politically and
thus to ensure
that Romney is elected president.
“We are focused on making sure that we meet our obligations
that we’ve
talked about for years,” said Turzai in a speech to committee
members.
Then Turzai mentioned the Pennsylvania [voter ID] law among a
laundry
list of accomplishments made by the GOP-run legislature:
“Pro-Second Amendment? The Castle Doctrine - it’s done! First
pro-life
legislation - Abortion facility regulations? done! Voter ID,
which is gonna
allow Governor Romney to win the State of Pennsylvania?
Done!”
The statement drew a loud round of applause from the largely
Republican
audience. It also stunned the Democrats, who recognized it as
an admission
that they had helped pass a bill to make it harder for
Democrats to vote - and
not to prevent voter fraud - as GOP legislators had
claimed.
PA Democratic spokesman Mark Nicastre commented, “Instead of
working
to create jobs and get our economy back on track, Mike Turzai
and the Republicans
in Harrisburg have been laser-focused on a partisan agenda
that simply helps
their donors and political allies."
What? You mean it was about Democratic voter suppression? I'm
shocked, Shocked!
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