Who gives a damn about genocide? Mostly just Democrats, apparently [View All]

[WildEyedLiberal]

From the Darfur Genocide Congressional Scorecard:

Darfur Scorecard: At a Glance

The House of Representatives earned an overall C; 18% of the chamber (79 members) earned an A or A+; Two-thirds earned a C or worse; one-third earned a D or worse.

* Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL): D
* Majority Leader John Boehner (R-OH): D
* Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO): D
* Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA): A+
* Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD): C

* International Relations Chair Henry Hyde (R-IL): B
* International Relations Ranking Member Tom Lantos (D-CA): A+

The Senate also performed poorly, earning an overall C; 30% of the chamber (30 members) earned an A or A+; Nearly 40% (39 members) failed with an F.

* Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN): B
* Majority Whip Mitch McConnell (R-KY): F
* Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV): A
* Minority Whip Richard Durbin (D-IL): A+

* Foreign Relations Chair Richard Lugar (R-IN): B
* Foreign Relations Ranking Member Joseph Biden (D-DE): B

Of the 30 Senators who scored an A, only six were Republicans. The rest were Democrats.

Of the 39 Senators who scored an F, only eight were Democrats. The rest were Republicans.

The Darfur scorecard is based on amendment sponsorships and votes. 39 Senators - including the vast majority of the Republican caucus - could not be bothered to add their name to an amendment calling for peace in Darfur or vote for emergency relief funds.

Over half the Democratic caucus, on the other hand, has actively sponsored amendments to bring peacekeepers and relief money to Darfur.

Genocide should NOT be a partisan issue. The slaughter of millions of innocents should shock and horrify EVERYONE. Yet there is an undeniable trend, and it's clear that Democrats, as a whole, are far more concerned about the genocide than are Republicans.

Let's let the family values crowd try and rationalize this one away.