Monday, February 26, 2007

Manzullo defies GOP orthodoxy on using "Democrat" as an adjective, inviting wrath of party's purists

Belatedly, The Rascal has found the text of Rep. Don Manzullo's remarks on the floor of the U.S. House regarding that non-binding resolution on the war in Iraq.

The brief speech is nothing special -- except for its proper use of the word Democratic as an adjective. Many of Manzullo's fellow Republicans, including President Bush, insist on ungrammatically referring to the "Democrat Party," the "Democrat agenda" and so on.

(The Rascal addressed this issue a few weeks back.)

If Manzullo's apostasy in this matter is discovered by the self-appointed guardians of Republican orthodoxy, his party loyalty likely will be questioned in some quarters.

UPDATE: Upon re-reading the text of Manzullo's statement, The Rascal noted a reference to "Iran" and "six other Arab nations." Ah, but Iran is not an Arab nation. Folks there are Persians, not Arabs.

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