Lies and more lies ...

... the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee has rejected the Democrats:

Sixteen Democrats on the panel sent a letter to Republican Rep. Lamar Smith requesting hearings in the aftermath of the Tucson shootings. Smith rejected the request, saying they could prejudice the shooting suspect's upcoming trial.

The lies come in there at the last - Republicans don't give a shit about Jared Loughner getting a fair trial. It would be nicer if he'd just told the truth in his press conference: 'There's no need to hold hearings about firearm safety - the Democrats will call their experts to talk about how bad firearms are, in order to rebut the majority's experts who say that firearms are good. The bottom line is that the minority doesn't have the votes to pass this, the American people don't want it, and they can scarcely afford to be on the wrong side of an issue like this again with 2012 looming right around the corner.'

But no .... it's gotta be about making sure Loughner gets a fair trial.

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