Tancredo not bowing to Ramadan resolution

When the House voted Tuesday on legislation recognizing the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, presidential contender Tom Tancredo wasn't for it, and he wasn't against it.

Tancredo, a Littleton Republican, was one of 42 lawmakers who voted "present," a neutral category lawmakers can chose instead of approving or opposing a measure.

“This resolution is an example of the degree to which political correctness has captured the political and media elite in this country,'' Tancredo said. "I am not opposed to commending any religion for their faith. The problem is that any attempt to do so for Jews or Christians is immediately condemned as ‘breaching’ the non-existent line between Church and State by the same elite.”

Tancredo voted present and not no because "a no vote could be construed as not commending religion in general, which Tom is for,'' said Tancredo spokesman T.Q. Houlton

The resolution passed on a 376 to zero vote. Of those who voted present, there were 41 Republicans and one Democrat.

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