Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006 | 8:31 a.m.
Hillary Clinton's comment that "Republicans run the House of Representatives like a plantation" has enraged Republicans.
I wonder if they ever heard these quotes: "Since they think it is their job to run the plantation, it shocks them that I'm actually willing to lead the slave rebellion," or "Establishment of enterprise zones in impoverished areas would help residents escape the welfare plantation." These quotes were made by Republicans Newt Gingrich in 1994 and Jack Kemp in 1992, respectively.
Where were the Republicans and their outrage then? Why are they not condemning these words now? Are they really angry at Sen. Clinton's words, or the fact that she was borrowing them from the Republicans?
Randall Buie
Henderson
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