proof is in the pudding they say

and there ain't no pudding on the side of red.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A small group of US lawmakers paid homage to US troops who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan by reading their names aloud on the floor of the House of Representatives.
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An aide said several Republicans had been asked to take part in the reading, but just one, conservative Walter Jones of North Carolina, had signed on.
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Some Republican lawmakers reportedly have dismissed the event as a publicity stunt, but Emanuel insisted on US television Wednesday that he was motivated by respect for the service members' sacrifices.

"Republicans may want to say what they want to say. We've invited them to join. There will be people there to support the war, people who don't support the war," Emanuel told CNN television.

"It won't be about the war. It will be about the troops, and that's what we're going to do."

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they can't tell the difference, unless THEY are leading the band.