5 Times Democrats Accused Republicans Of Throwing A Temper Tantrum

As we reported earlier, Democrats have staged an Occupy Wall Street-inspired sit-in on the House floor in an attempt to force a vote on gun control legislation.

Despite another compromise bill being voted on possibly this week, Democrats decided they’d pull this political stunt.

Reuters reports:

Talks intensified in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday on compromise legislation to stop gun sales to people on some terrorism watch lists, as Democrats shut down the House of Representatives to protest their chamber’s lack of action.

That’s right – Democrats shut down the government, something they themselves have described as a ‘temper tantrum.’

As a reminder, here are five times that prominent Democrats called Republican attempts to shut down government a ‘temper tantrum.’

“Temper tantrums belong in preschool, not Congress,” the DCCC wrote.

He added that “these extremists just can’t get over” the law that was upheld by the Supreme Court – you know, kind of like that whole Second Amendment thing.

She lambasted her colleagues on the other side of the aisle, issuing a press release which read in part, “Republicans need to put an end to the Tea Party temper-tantrums and pass our bill without any gimmicks or games.”

Of course, the entire comparison isn’t quite straightforward, since Republicans were using legislative reasoning and procedural rights to halt political elements they opposed.

Democrats are, quite literally, sitting on the floor.

It’ll be interesting if any of the above listed Democrats would be willing to admit that their colleagues are now engaged in a self-described ‘temper tantrum.’

Comment: What do you think of the Democrats sit-in, and are they hypocrites for once telling Republicans that a government shut down is a ‘temper tantrum?’ Share your thoughts below.

Rusty Weiss has been covering politics for over 15 years. His writings have appeared in the Daily Caller, Fox ... More about Rusty Weiss
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