Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

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>>>However, a review of congressional records did not show any Republicans calling Democrats unpatriotic on the House floor.<<<

Pure nonsense. Sadly however, there's no shortage of sleazy republicans who comfortably keep a straight face while insisting that nobody has been called unpatriotic because the actual "u"-word wasn't used. These were comments hurled at Tom Daschle for questioning Bush's demand for military spending:

"Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., ranted: "How dare Senator Daschle criticize President Bush while we are fighting our war on terrorism?" He accused Daschle of trying to "divide the country."

"Meanwhile, House Majority Whip Tom DeLay, R-Tx., called Daschle's comments "disgusting," and Tom Davis, R-Va., who leads the National Republican Congressional Committee, said that Senator Daschle's comments gave "aid and comfort to the enemy."

http://www.now.org/issues/right/031402patriot.html?printable