GOP Wins One

Yes, I've been hard the GOP Senate. But I must salute them when they win:

WASHINGTON -- Bruce Springsteen famously was "born in the USA," but he's getting scorned in the U.S. Senate.

An effort by New Jersey's two Democratic senators to honor the veteran rocker was shot down Friday by Republicans who are apparently still miffed a year after the Boss lent his voice to the campaign of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.
The chamber's GOP leaders refused to bring up for consideration a resolution, introduced by Sens. Frank Lautenberg and Jon Corzine, that honored Springsteen's long career and the 1975 release of his iconic album, "Born to Run."

No reason was given, said Lautenberg spokesman Alex Formuzis. "Resolutions like this pass all the time in the U.S. Senate, usually by unanimous consent," he said.

Telephone calls to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's office seeking comment were not immediately returned.

I'm not a big "Boss" fan. I will confess that he has written some good stuff, and I'll admit that this is probably very poor politics. But this made me laugh and I thank the leadership for that.

Hat-tip: The Corner [K-Lo]

Politics Posted by jk at November 21, 2005 4:08 PM