{"id":225,"date":"2004-11-18T08:20:12","date_gmt":"2004-11-18T08:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.docbug.com\/blog\/archives\/225"},"modified":"2004-11-18T08:20:12","modified_gmt":"2004-11-18T08:20:12","slug":"salute-to-the-honorable-republican-of-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.docbug.com\/blog\/archives\/225","title":{"rendered":"Salute to the Honorable Republican Of The Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"right\" alt=\"salute\" src=\"http:\/\/docbug.com\/blog\/supplemental\/images\/salute-1.jpg\" \/>  <\/p>\n<p>Cuddos to Representative Christopher Shays (R-CT) for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2004\/11\/18\/politics\/18house.html\">speaking out against the Republican repeal of their own Gingrich-Revolution-era rule<\/a> that would require Tom DeLay to step down as Speaker if he&#8217;s indicted for violating state campaign finance laws.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;This is a mistake,&#8221; said Representative Christopher Shays of Connecticut.<\/p>\n<p>When the Republicans gained control of the House in the elections of 1994, &#8220;we were going to be different,&#8221; Mr. Shays said.<\/p>\n<p>But &#8220;every time we start to water down what we did in &#8217;94,&#8221; he said, &#8220;we are basically saying the revolution is losing its character.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"right\" alt=\"salute\" src=\"http:\/\/docbug.com\/blog\/supplemental\/images\/salute-1.jpg\" \/>  <\/p>\n<p>Cuddos to Representative Christopher Shays (R-CT) for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2004\/11\/18\/politics\/18house.html\">speaking out against the Republican repeal of their own Gingrich-Revolution-era rule<\/a> that would require Tom DeLay to step down as Speaker if he&#8217;s indicted for violating state campaign finance laws.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;This is a mistake,&#8221; said Representative Christopher Shays of Connecticut.<\/p>\n<p>When the Republicans gained control of the House in the elections of 1994, &#8220;we were going to be different,&#8221; Mr. Shays said.<\/p>\n<p>But &#8220;every time we start to water down what we did in &#8217;94,&#8221; 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