Gracious Democrats Won’t Sanction Wilson
Sep 10, 2009 Political
Let me start off by saying that I agree with what Joe Wilson said but I think it was the wrong place to say it. When he blurted out “you lie” during Obama’s joint session speech he removed the focus from the health care debate and put it on him and gave credence to the notion that mean spirited Republicans want to derail health care and deny people in need.
Having said that I find it amusing that the House leadership considered some sort of disciplinary action against Wilson because he broke a rule about not being able to call presidents liars. What I find amusing is that they were pretty quick to consider it (they have decided not to pursue it) but drag their feet when any of their people are involved in problems that really do need to be investigated. Charlie Rangel did not pay his taxes and failed to report income for years and the investigation is dragging on while Rangel pays hush money to those investigating him. He will probably get away without sanction.
Joe Biden and several other Democrats were very upset at the Wilson outburst (as were some Republicans) and they let it be known that this kind of behavior is not acceptable. That is unless it is they who are behaving that way. During one of Bush’s State of the Union Addresses the Democrats booed and heckled him. I think it was Rahm Emanuel who said that no president was ever treated the way Obama was by Wilson. He evidently did not see the video of his party disrespecting Bush.
I don’t think that one should justify bad behavior by pointing to other bad behavior and I certainly don’t think what Wilson did can be justified. I merely point out that Democrats are acting as if they have been the most civil people in the world and the only reason mean old Republicans are acting this way is because Obama is the guy in charge.
The behavior is not acceptable no matter who does it. Wilson would have served the cause better if he had held his tongue and then went on the talk shows to demonstrate why Obama is lying. Obama told several lies last night and that is certainly something to look at but there is a time and a place for everything.
I think things will get a lot uglier before this is all over.
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