Posted on 09/15/2009 2:09:50 PM PDT by upchuck
The proposed resolution of disapproval against Republican Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina added to the already-toxic atmosphere of partisanship in the House. Democrats said Wilson's behavior during Obama's speech to Congress last week was an egregious display of disrespect for the president that could not be ignored. Republicans accused the majority party of hypocrisy and wasting the taxpayers' time.
"That's a very serious breach of decorum, and if it goes unaddressed then we will probably see other, worse breaches in the future," Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., said before floor debate began.
But Rep. Mike Pence of Indiana, a member of the Republican leadership, countered, "Our economy is struggling, families are hurting. And yet, this Congress is poised to demand an apology from a man who has already apologized. It's a disappointment to millions of Americans."
The Office of the House Historian said the resolution, if approved, would mark the first time in the 220-year history of the House that a member had been admonished for speaking out while the president was giving an address. The vote was on a resolution of disapproval, less severe than other disciplinary action available to the House, including censure or expulsion.
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Think of it as a red badge of courage.
Fool. We already have. Bush's 2005 State of the Union speech where you butt heads booed.
No class Dems, as usual.
Wear it with pride, Joe.
Wilson should publicly mention how many of these Democrat haters got funded by ACORn, and it’s affiliated SEIU and La RAza in 2008, as part of his defense.
I am Joe.
As Rome burned ... Nero played ....
Such damn hypocrites.
Nobody cares about Joe Wilson.
They care about the sinking economy.
Then he should start to leave the well of the House, get about fifteen feet, then turn back and walk up to the microphone and say "Oh yeah. I apologize."
Bring it on....can not wait
The vote’s going quite slowly at the moment.
How do the democrats expect us to respect them after all their antics over the past couple decades, and especially the current crop of misfits. I have lost respect for congress some time ago, and don’t have much respect for the office of the president how it is now, let alone, for Obama who is hellbent on destroying our country. How do you sit quietly, while someone is looking the American people in the eye, and telling lie after lie? Since when is calling someone on a lie worse than the lie, itself?
Is the house containing the felon Charlie Rangel?
Do they think we give a dog-Obama about their silly votes on anything to do with morals.
Bwahahahahah.
In the age of Obama its worse to call a liar a liar, than to be a liar.
The Bible is correct when it says that the world does not know its left hand from its right. Something is wrong when it is worse to call a liar a “liar” than it is to lie. I wish that we could go back to the days when senators used to fight duels. That would take care of most problems, and it would be better than term limits.
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