[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 12 (Friday, January 20, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H416]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                              ME TOO, BUT

  (Mr. HOKE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HOKE. Mr. Speaker, there are some strange new creatures roaming 
the Halls of Congress these days. I am going to call them Metoobuts 
because of the peculiar sound they make. We just heard one.
  Let me tell you how to spot a Metoobut. Their habitat is on the 
minority side of the aisle. To flush them out, just make a statement of 
Republican principle, for instance, ``We want to end unfunded 
mandates.'' The Democrats, who have never met a mandate they didn't 
like, will say, ``Me too, but * * *.''
  Or say that we Republicans want to balance the budget. The Democrats, 
who approved all the spending that led to the mess we are in, will say, 
``Me too, but * * *.''
  We want to shrink the size of Government. ``Me too, but * * *.''
  We want a middle-class tax cut. ``Me too, but * * *.''
  It is not just a case of the tiger changing his stripes, it is more 
like the tiger has become a vegetarian.
  Mr. Speaker, the American people won't buy this phony conservative 
conversion by the Democrats and after the American people witness the 
extraordinary effort we are making to change the Congress and keep our 
promises, I think the Metoobuts may become an endangered species around 
here.

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