Rep. Henry Hyde on Floor -tribute to Pope

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1. Cnn said earlier controveral language (euthanisia, abortion) was dropped

from the Resolution to avoid a fight with Dems.

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4. Cnn said Hyde was one of the most staungest Catholics in the House

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12. "Henry Hyde - A Better Catholic Than You"

Ah....memories:

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8. Cnn said they wanted the Resolution to remain 'civil'

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2. I'm sure

he'll point out the Pope believed in forgiving all "youthful indiscretions"-especially those committed at the green age of fifty-something. ;-)

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3. This is a bit surreal, granted, but I have a gnawing hunch --

-- that the spirit of Jack Ruby somehow is living inside Henry Hyde's body.

Can't account for it at all, but the feeling remains with me.

I think Henry Hyde is the Congressional equivalent of a footstool.

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6. what are you talking about?

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11. Hi, rodeodance. On Hyde. I get a sense from him --

-- that although he is a staunch Catholic and maybe even a pre-Vatican I Catholic (!) , he is somehow conflicted in his truer self, and knows that he's a public servant enforcing outdated legislation and punitive legislation, for that matter. He's a very conservative Republican, even among conservative Republicans.

The adultery matter runs counter to his staunch loyalty to the tenets of the Roman Catholic Church, and I am locating the spirit of Jack Ruby, a low-rent strip-bar owner in Dallas, inside his body.

I SAID it was a surreal observation, but the feeling stays with me.

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13. Thanks for the memo-but I think Hyde truly believes in his legislation-

such as the Hyde amendment which forbid any funding AID to countries who advocate abortions.

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14. I think you are right about his believing that.

I just wish he could understand that reproductive freedom, including birth control measures and technologies, as well as AIDS support and other medical provisions, are not ever his domain to control.

I will admit that my anti-Hyde feeling is rooted partly in his stubborn refusal to drop the articles of impeachment on Bill Clinton. I'm not a Bill Clinton Democrat, but I felt Hyde's maneuvers against him in the Congress were really lame and unfair.

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5. Isn't Hyde the one that had the "youthful indiscretions?"

I'm amazed Hyde isn't on a plane right now w/Bush to the Vatican to pay his respects in person.

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7. it is odd that Hyde is not going to Rome

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9. With DeLay in tow.

I'm surprised.

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10. He's sickly. And not running again.

So he doesn't get the ticket.