Proud to be a Democrat

In pursuit of the best gossip about Karl Rove, I happened upon this New York Times article. According to the article, Democrats were preparing an amendment to a DHS spending bill that would revoke security clearance from any person who discloses the name of a CIA operative. While not specifically naming Rove, there is little doubt as to the reason for this proposed rider.

All that is boring compared to this nugget in the second paragraph:

The Democrats hoped to attach the measure to a spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security. Should the maneuver succeed, and Republicans then resist the overall bill, Democrats could portray them as trying to block legislation vital to national security.

That is why I am proud to be a Democrat. We are finally starting to play the games that have been used successfully by Republicans to gain their current stranglehold on the country.

I've never been one to lead the pack and this certainly falls under the "if you can't beat them, join them" or "better late than never" category.

Watch out O'Reilly. For their next trick, Democrats are going to learn how to couple absolute stupidity, intolerance and shouting to advance their agenda. You'll really be in trouble!

So proud.

Update: A link to the ammendment text was added. Please note that the ammendment was defeated 44 to 53.