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To: Alighieri who wrote (516795)	9/28/2009 5:24:48 PM
From: tejek	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578158

Wingers were a big supporters of the military coup in Honduras because Zelaya, the former president, leaned left. But the problem with righties when they take over, individual freedoms tend to go out the window: WHERE'S THE CONGRESSIONAL COUP CAUCUS NOW?.... In July, a variety of conservative Republican lawmakers were outraged by the official U.S. government opposition to the overthrow of the democratically elected government in Honduras. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) officially endorsed the military-backed coup, and a variety of House Republicans organized a "congressional coup caucus" in support of the new, unelected government. Oddly enough, we're not hearing much from this GOP crowd anymore. I wonder why that is. The de facto government that's in power in Honduras closed down television and radio stations Monday morning that are aligned with ousted President Manuel Zelaya. [...] The moves by interim President Roberto Micheletti came hours after the government announced a decree suspending constitutional civil liberties, an attempt to keep supporters of Zelaya off the streets Monday. When DeMint endorsed the coup, he heralded those responsible for ousting Zelaya as "guarantee[ing] freedom." House Committee on Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) hosted a private meeting for her Republican colleagues to "discuss how the U.S. can now work to support the democratic institutions and rule of law in Honduras." All of a sudden, these GOP lawmakers don't seem to be bashing the Obama administration's position anymore. Interesting.