Democrats Best Republicans in Baseball, 18-5

In one of the most partisan days on Capitol Hill in recent memory, Democrats retaliated against Republicans on the diamond, holding their GOP colleagues in baseball contempt just hours after Republicans had done the same with their attorney general.

Boosted by an 11-run effort in the second inning, Democrats poured on the pain tonight, winning the CQ Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game title, 18-5, on what ordinarily would have been a split day politically.

Earlier in the morning, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to uphold President Barack Obama’s signature health care law. Later in the day, House Republicans voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt for alleged noncompliance in the controversial “Fast and Furious” invesitgation. But as the sun set over the nation’s capital, lawmakers exchanged political weapons for Louisville Sluggers in a light-hearted and spirited foray into America’s pastime.

And Democrats sure made a statement, displaying some of the most productive offense in the 51-year history of the cross-party baseball classic.


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