THE Senators......Do You Know These People?....You Should.

Senators INSULT (and OFFEND) African Americans

http://www.suntimes.com/output/jesse/cst-edt-jesse28.html

The United States Senate recently passed a resolution apologizing for its historic refusal to enact legislation that would outlaw lynching. The first agenda item of the NAACP when it was founded at the beginning of the last century was federal legislation to outlaw that heinous practice. Seven U.S. presidents over 60 years tried but failed to persuade the Senate to ban lynching. Two hundred bills were introduced and three passed the House; all were voted down by the Senate.

John Cornyn of Texas

Judd Gregg of New Hampshire

Craig Thomas of Wyoming

Trent Lott of Mississippi

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist

John Sununu of New Hampshire

Lamar Alexander of Tennessee

Michael Enzi of Wyoming

Thad Cochran of Mississippi

As Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana summarized, ''The Senate failed these Americans. If we truly want to move forward, we must admit that failure and learn from it.'' Not everyone agreed. Eight Republicans refused to support the apology -- Senators Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, Thad Cochran and Trent Lott of Mississippi, Craig Thomas and Michael Enzi of Wyoming, Judd Gregg and John Sununu of New Hampshire, and John Cronyn of Texas. Senate Majority leader Bill Frist ran cover for them, refusing a roll-call vote so no one would have to go on record. Frist's refusal to put the Senate on record makes this apology a sorry one indeed.

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