House Passes Wilson Disapproval Motion

Now that's a disapproval we can believe in!

**I wish this came with an ass spanking.

The best part was hearing Wilson -- the ultimate low-level political panderer -- trying to accuse the Democrats of playing politics while he refused to apologize. What a bold brilliant strategy.

Hey, Joe - I heard you tried to shout the Pres'dent down
Hey, Joe - heard you thought you'd shout Obama down
Yes I did, I shouted - thought I'd make a fool of myself 'round this town
Yes indeed I shouted - now I'm lookin' like a sorry bastard, like a sorry ass clown

Take note: This is the difference between Republicans and Democrats. Republicans will more or less stand by their members even when they have done something this obviously stupid and wrong. Democrats would have voted overwhelmingly against their own member. Furthermore, Republican's actually build their strength in cases like this by playing the victim and standing up to the oppressive majority.

What dems voted no and which ones were the wusses who voted present? Can't wait to find out if my blue scum voted against it.

Okay, so who the fuck were the crossovers?

Seven Republicans with some class.

Dems Voting Present:
Engel
Foster
Frank (MA)
Shea-Porter
Skelton

Did you all hear Joe Wilson's reason as to why he is not a racist? This is priceless.

http://progressnotcongress.org/?p=2903

Chapter 2 of the Martyrdom of Joe Wilson begins tomorrow.
Like the shallow-as-a-puddle Sarah Palin being elevated to Great White Hope of the GOP fringe because of a few words she uttered while campaigning last year and her Facebook posts, Joe Wilson becomes a standard-bearer for the soreheads with only 2 words.

Why Joe Wilson Should've Gotten the 'Seinfeld Punishment'
http://satiricalpolitical.com/?p=8827

Sure like to hear from Barney Frank and Dennis Kucinich on why they voted NO.

Geez, nevermind. I only read the ministory, and missed the details on the full story. lol

Actually, "Present" in parliamentary terms is in the direct sense an abstention, which in the best of uses is a principled action. Presumably in this case some of those voting "Present" were truly abstaining against the relatively weak tenor of the motion (I would have voted no in opposition to the repressive 'gentlemanly' rules of decorum).

Could be some of the "no" Democrats were protesting the fact that it wasn't a vote for censure.

I was surprised by the voting patterns on this resolution...

For the Democrats voting no/present, nearly all of them are pretty liberal and I'm not sure why they're not voting for it. For instance, Dennis Kucinich, Gwen Moore, and Jim McDermott are among the most liberal members of the entire Congress and they all voted no.

The only no votes that make sense are Taylor (his MS district gave McCain 68% of the vote), Teague (facing a tough election next year in a conservative NM district), Arcuri (had an unexpectedly tough race in 2008), Hodes (running for Senate in NH) and Giffords (represents a GOP-leaning district in southern AZ).

ON THE OTHER HAND, lots of Democrats who are much more conservative and vulnerable for defeat voted yes. A few examples:
Walt Minnick (won in 2008 by one point in a conservative Idaho district and has voted against the Dems on EVERYTHING so far)
Bobby Bright (another conservative freshman Dem from a very Republican district in Alabama)
Charlie Melancon (running against David Vitter for Senate in a state that has become even more conservative lately)
Tom Perriello (beat Virgil Goode in a close race in a conservative VA district last year)
Parker Griffith (another conservative freshman Dem from Alabama who recently said he would not vote for Nancy Pelosi for Speaker again)

Nearly all of the conservative Democrats in the House voted for this, which is a good sign and honestly a surprise to me. No doubt Jim Clyburn worked extra hard in his job as Majority Whip on this particular resolution!

What in the world to you make out of these voting patterns?

Has anyone else noticed that Drudge is highlighting the House rules prohibiting calling the president a liar as if these rules are some new invention by the Democrats?

The rules are nothing new. They are the same rules that were in place when the Republicans ran the Congress. They have basically been in place for the past 200 years.