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  • Sen. Mark Kirk: Booze and boat parties smoothed bipartisan gun deal

    04/11/2013 7:37:42 AM PDT · by ilovesarah2012 · 99 replies
    washingtontimes.com ^ | April 11, 2013 | Cheryl K. Chumley
    Sen. Mark Kirk says the real driving force behind the gun deal that was hatched by bipartisan work was booze and boat retreats. The Illinois Republican said to reporters that visits to the Black Tie, a yacht owned by Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin, played a large role in the Democratic-Republican come-together over background checks and other legislation related to gun control, Roll Call reported. “You guys really ought to go out to National Harbor and see the Black Tie, which has been much of the reason for much of the bipartisan cooperation around here,” he said, as quoted in Roll...