If you’ve spent any part of the afternoon watching the event honoring the 50th anniversary of the March of Washington, you may have noticed something most of the political speakers had in common. They were, well, Democrats — and I don’t just mean those who celebrate democracy.
Viewers and attendees heard from Democratic presidents, lawmakers, governors, and even mayors. So where were the Republicans? Drudge whined, for example, that the King family “blew it” by “allowing no one with different political beliefs on stage.”
And while I suspect this will soon become the conventional wisdom on the right, it’s worth noting that many Republicans were invited, but declined for a variety reasons.
Republican congressional leaders were absent from Wednesday’s 50th anniversary event commemorating the March on Washington.
The offices of Majority Leader Eric Cantor and House Speaker John Boehner both said they were invited to the event, but were unable to attend due to previous scheduling commitments.









