Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted to censure member Joe Wilson (R-SC) for his improper outburst during Wonderboy's health care address to a joint session of Congress last week.
Unlike the British Parliament's 'question time,' when all hell breaks loose among MPs criticizing their PM, the US Congress established, thanks to Thomas Jefferson, a code of conduct dating from around 1802.
Among speech which is expressly forbidden is that of members of Congress calling the president a liar while they are on the the floor of, or in either House of Congress.
Wilson unarguably violated that code. For that, he should be embarrassed.
He already apologized to the First Rookie, who accepted said apology. But this wasn't enough for Frisco Nan and her fellow Democrats.
So, with the people's business pressing, and ever-growing deficits ticking away, the House Democrats devoted most of yesterday to speechifying about Wilson's mistake, then voting to reprimand him.
Of course, they weren't interested in enforcing this code when Pete Stark, a California Democrat in the chamber, called recently-retired President George W. Bush a liar in a speech on the House floor.
What's good for the goose......
It's a mark of how this House majority does business that they feel they have the time to single out one member's mistake and hound him for it, while excusing the same, and worse, behavior in others within their own party.
At least we have the satisfaction of knowing the entire voting population is bearing witness to this Democratic party pettiness and foolishness.
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