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September 29, 2004
catania splits
Well this is a bright moment during dark times: D.C. Council member David Catania said he will make his break from the Republican Party official today, due much in part to Bush and the Republican Party's aggressively anti-gay stance. He was definitely old-school Republican as Garrison Keillor described it:
"Once, it was the party of pragmatic Main Street businessmen in steel-rimmed spectacles who decried profligacy and waste, were devoted to their communities, and supported the sort of prosperity that raises all ships."
If you watch the city public access channels which run council hearings all the time, you might call it the David Catania Channel, since he's always on camera grilling someone over their budget, which he had seemingly memorized the night before. He's always promoting accountability and getting the most from the public's tax dollar, which I cannot disagree with at all.
He's now declaring himself an Independent. Again, I admire his stance and willingness to admit that the party he once called his own has changed beyond his moral ability to compromise.
Posted by jimbo at September 29, 2004 3:06 PM
Comments
It's nice to know that there are a few honorable, self-thinking individuals who will stand up for what they believe in. Maybe others will follow suit (unlikely, but still possible).
Posted by: aeyn at September 29, 2004 4:36 PM
Who knows... maybe the city council channel will now become the Catania Variety Show, replacing the old school Cropp/Schwartz Comedy Hour.
Posted by: Nick at September 29, 2004 5:52 PM
Or more likely, in the vein of Will and Grace: Marion and David!
Posted by: jimbo at September 29, 2004 10:33 PM
Yeah I'm thinking the Marion and David show too, even if Marion won't get to head a committee. Linda Cropp is such a stickler. She can't hide Fenty in the attic any more. He was the first Republican I ever voted for.
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