Obama takes the high road; Texas Republican & former House Majority Leader Dick Armey is losing it as he heads off the deep end . . .
A post I did yesterday is entitled "The pigs get fat & the hogs get slaughtered. Democrats ought to accept benefit from Wilson's outburst & not risk him benefiting from admonishment vote."
Today the Wall Street Journal reports:
Mr. Obama, in an interview that aired Sunday on CBS's "60 Minutes," suggested that a formal rebuke of Mr. Wilson would be a distraction from the larger debate. "I mean, it just becomes a big circus instead of focusing on health care," Mr. Obama said.
Meanwhile the Journal also reports:
The South Carolina lawmaker emerged as a rallying point on Saturday for many participants of a Washington protest march. An estimated 75,000 people attended the "Taxpayer March on Washington," which was organized by conservative activists to protest the Obama administration's economic policies.
"I thank God for Congressman Wilson to have the courage to say, 'You lie,'" said William Greene, executive director of the political action committee Right March. A protester held a sign saying: "Joe Wilson Speaks for Me."
Riffing off Mr. Wilson's "You lie!" outburst, the crowd chanted, "Liar!" as former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, a Texas Republican who now helms the anti-tax group FreedomWorks, criticized Mr. Obama over big spending and rising deficits, and alleged that the president had violated his "commitment of fidelity to the United States Constitution."
Today the Wall Street Journal reports:
Mr. Obama, in an interview that aired Sunday on CBS's "60 Minutes," suggested that a formal rebuke of Mr. Wilson would be a distraction from the larger debate. "I mean, it just becomes a big circus instead of focusing on health care," Mr. Obama said.
Meanwhile the Journal also reports:
The South Carolina lawmaker emerged as a rallying point on Saturday for many participants of a Washington protest march. An estimated 75,000 people attended the "Taxpayer March on Washington," which was organized by conservative activists to protest the Obama administration's economic policies.
"I thank God for Congressman Wilson to have the courage to say, 'You lie,'" said William Greene, executive director of the political action committee Right March. A protester held a sign saying: "Joe Wilson Speaks for Me."
Riffing off Mr. Wilson's "You lie!" outburst, the crowd chanted, "Liar!" as former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, a Texas Republican who now helms the anti-tax group FreedomWorks, criticized Mr. Obama over big spending and rising deficits, and alleged that the president had violated his "commitment of fidelity to the United States Constitution."
posted by Sid Cottingham | 6:45 PM
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