Politics As Usual; Consistency Out the Window

J.J. Jackson* | March 23, 2007

When Democrats were in the minority, they lambasted Republican tactics on the House floor, reserving particular vitriol for the GOP practice of holding votes open longer than the allotted time in order to round up enough support for victory.

Now in the majority and facing their first close vote with the $124 billion wartime spending bill, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) is leaving open the possibility that Democrats might extend the vote beyond the usual 15 minutes.

Asked Wednesday night whether Democrats would keep to the time limit, Hoyer paused, then pointed out that many votes can run a few minutes longer for various reasons. Pressed further by a reporter who pointed out that Democrats themselves had often criticized Republicans on this very point, Hoyer said, “It won’t be open three hours. How about that?”

“How about 30 minutes?” the reporter asked.

“I won’t guarantee it,” Hoyer replied.

Come on you can’t honestly say that you are surprised that the Democrats would do exactly what they complained about the Republicans doing can you?

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