I hope they censure him!!

He deserves it, and it needs to be done to preserve decorum. Let future Congresspeople know what response awaits this type of behavior.

Joe Wilson Exposes Prez as 'Liar', Wife 'Fair Game'

Reader News (fictional) has learned overnight that Rep. Joe Wilson (Wingnut-SC) was retained by the CIA to hospital ERs 'in or around a US international border that is not Canada' to determine if indeed illegal alien 'Saddam Sanchez and his family sought to acquire $500 worth of medical care from America'.

Mr. Wilson had completed half of a rough draft of his to-be-published op-ed "What I Found in El Paso" but decided shouting "you lie" at the President would be "easier than all that writing stuff."

In further developments, the White House has secretly determined that Wilson's wife, a NOC for the South Carolina Republican Women's Auxiliary is now "fair game."

How would it go down by the way if this Beck booster got up mid-speech, walked over to the podium during the President's address, unzipped his pants, and took a leak in his direction?

He'd say he disagreed with the President's statement and unfortunately a combination of his emotions and his kidneys got the best of him? And apologize by phone, to be hailed in the evening to be hailed as a hero on Fox and the Hate Shows the next day and lifted up on their shoulders?

This guy needs to be nailed to the cross for this. Period.

There's an institutional procedure which needs to be followed and respected. Clyburn understands the history and tradition of the House, and how those traditions and rules have helped keep this country governable in difficult times.

In the traditions of the House, being called to the well and forced to apologize for bringing disrepute upon the chamber is serious. (and no, I'm not being snarky.) If he doesn't apologize to the satisfaction of the members, he can be censured or expelled - which would put his name on a very short list of infamy.

Am I putting too much faith in the traditions of the institution? Maybe. But in this time of uncivility, with the venom we're seeing from the Right, it is my hope that falling back on the rules and traditions might help bring us back from the brink.

And if the Right doesn't care about honor, about character, about a man or woman's good name and their place in history, then I fear for the Republic.

About the surge in donations to Wilson's opponent -- I was thinking about throwing a couple bucks his way, but am wondering if anyone actually knows anything about him. If he is just another Blue Dog waiting in the wings, I wouldn't bother. I don't seem to find an actual campaign Web site, just blogs about the incident and an Act Blue entry to make donations.

"I would like to apologize for being an ignorant, lying, crazy fool who makes all of my critics of white, ignorant, intolerant Southern Republicans 100% correct."

Um, I think people should be wary of giving Wilson another podium. The MSM is already showing itself to be sympathetic to him and his point of view, even though his point of view is indisputably wrong.