Sen. Jim DeMint and Jon Kyl would have you believe that its “sacrilegious” to hold so many votes around Christmas time. Not according to a number of Christian leaders, who harshly criticized the Republicans for invoking Christmas as an excuse to avoid votes.As we reported, Kyl (AZ) said this week that it’s “impossible” to get through the Democrats’ full lame duck agenda “without disrespecting one of the two holiest of holidays for Christians and the families of all of the Senate.” DeMint followed suit and called the “jamming” in the votes “sacrilegious.”
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=116870