Rethug politicians can be expected to circle the wagons when one of their own get caught doing something nasty, and to flail the Dems when the shoe is on the other foot. Latest case in point: Rethuglican National Committee Chair Reince "Prepuce" Priebus is demanding Dems call for Rep. Anthony Weiner's resignation following the disclosure of his raunchy correspondence with various women (and lying about it). But when it comes to Rethug politicians going astray, Prepuce is all humna humna humna, let's get back to the Dems, shall we? Think Progress notes that Prepuce wouldn't call for the resignation of disgraced prostitute-soliciting Sen. David "Diapers" Vitter (Change Me- LA), who actually committed the crime of solicitation.
That cynical Rethug opportunists are attempting to turn the spotlight away from their disastrous "kill Medicare" budget bill is to be expected. So too is their embrace of a double standard for their own wayward politicians, and it's important to keep confronting them with it.
(photo: "Send in the clowns, don't bother they're here")
