Posted on 09/14/2009 8:25:36 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
House Democratic leaders will move ahead with a "resolution of disapproval" against Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) on Tuesday afternoon, following through on their threat to sanction the conservative lawmaker for heckling President Obama during his speech to Congress last week.
Democratic leaders will formally introduce the resolution Tuesday afternoon, according to House insiders, and the vast majority of Democrats - as well as some Republicans - are expected to vote for it.
No decision had been made at press time as to which Democrat would be offering the resolution.
A number of Democrats, led by Majority Whip James Clyburn (S.C.) and other black lawmakers, were outraged when Wilson yelled out “You lie!” during Obama’s address, and they have pressed Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and other top Democrats to sanction Wilson.
Pelosi initially downplayed the Wilson episode as a distraction from thelarger issue of health care reform, but she has come around now to the position held by Clyburn and the other Democrats – if Wilson didn’t apologize on his own, on the House floor, then Democrats must take action.
Wilson issued an apology on Wednesday night following his outburst, and he called White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel to apologize personally, but he has refused to go to the floor and offer contrition for his comments. Obama said he accepted Wilson’s apology.
Clyburn personally asked Wilson three times to offer a full apology to the House during a confrontation the two had on the floor the day after Obama’s speech. Since that exchange, Clyburn has led the charge to punish Wilson.
“Not addressing this issue sets a precedent for bad behavior,” said a senior House Democratic aide following Monday’s leadership meeting. “We’re not the British Parliament, for a reason.”
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Nah, auction it like Rush did and give the money to charity.
‘food Americans’...cryptic Obamacare soylent green reference? Who knew...
Yup, I’m sending him more money if he’s sanctioned.
By the way, does anyone know what this means? A red mark on your paper? An F in Citizenship? Detention? $25 fine? Does it mean diddley?
“Well they just handed Joe Wilson his reelection on a silver platter.”
Yep, and probably another tsunami wave of donations.
It means diddly.
I got another $100 going to Wilson the second these scum lizards vote to sanction him.
That’s what I wonder, as well.
If Wilson backs off of his “no more apologies” statement due to pressure from either party..the loud scream you hear will be from me.
Good on ya. I dare em. They are committing Obamacide. Obama and ACORN are destroying the Crat Party better than any RINO ever could.
gone to the store for icecream.
What you cannot do:
An FR classic in the making ?
Good list. It’s always one set of rules for the Marxist Rats, another set for our side.
It means symbolism over substance. Makes the average person think they have really punished Wilson when it means squat.
“It’s a recipe book!!!”
“It’s a cookbook!!!” (Whatever...you know, the Twilight Zone episode.)
Republicans can introduce but it will be sent to Committee to die like the rest of their bills. Expect Minority Leader Boehner to have a few choice words to the Democrats if they allow him to speak.
Don’t think you all understand that under Pelosi, Republicans are shut out from almost everything. Their bills are dying in Committee and won’t be heard unless Pelosi approves. She is running the House like a Dictator.
You can bet it is the progressive caucus pushing this. What will be intersting to see is how many Blue Dogs get on board and then we target them in 2010. If she doesn’t get most of the Blue Dogs, this will not go through.
None, ZERO, ZIP, NADA is what I heard from our local office. They are standing united with Wilson.
She lets Rangel skate but attacks Wilson. Should be intersting.
We're not? We have a person born a British subject as President.
Exactly and understand and fool that signs onto this or votes for this will not be returning to office.
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