Yea, the Marxists are running roughshod over the Constitution and we, the Republicans just sit there and worry about civility. Hopeless cowards!
Just saw the aftermath of the speech—Obama looked very, very angry when he was shaking hands with his sycophants.
Repubs are a TRAIN WRECK. Our only hope can lie with a third party candidate. ONLY HOPE.
I don’t see what the problem is. He is apologizing for being rude, not for calling Obama out on a lie.
He shouldn't have stated that his comments "were inappropriate and regrettable." He could said "broke Congressional decorum, or "weren't civil", or "were interrupting". He could have cleared things further by saying "Obama's claim that HR3200 will not provide healthcare to illegals is a lie because there is no enforcement language in the bill."
Wilson's apology will be used by the hypocrit left to bash Republicans for being uncivil, but his comment helped ruin Obama's crappy speech even more and harmed chances of HR3200! He's also improved his name recognition for a higher office and renewed anger toward the RINO John McCain who pressured him. He may get some airtime where he can clarify what he really is apologizing for. I guess in the end, we still came out ahead.
Sometimes, civility just won't git 'er done.
I emailed Wilson a "thank you" for speaking up for the rest of us. I used a Myrtle Beach zip code (29578 plus 2615) so the email would hopefully get to him.
http://mfile.akamai.com/5913/wmv/whitehouse.download.akamai.com/5913/2006/01/20060131-10.v.asx
Fast-forward to about 45:50 to see it. And at 46:05, take careful note of who you see in the lower left corner of the frame.
Hint: he didn't vote "present" this time.
Mr. Wilson should have just stated that he should have calibrated his words more carefully.