House Dems Will Introduce Resolution Today Condemning Wilson For "Breach of Conduct"

[jefferson_dem]

House Dems Will Introduce Resolution Today Condemning Wilson — But Not What He Said

After meeting last night, House Dem leaders have decided to proceed with a resolution today condeming Joe Wilson for his “you lie,” outburst, leadership aides say — but the resolution will sidestep the immigration-related substance of Wilson’s attack on the President.

“A resolution of disapproval will come to the floor today, likely in the afternoon,” Kristie Greco, a spokesperson for Dem Rep. James Clyburn, emailed me.

Greco confrmed that the resolution won’t discuss Wilson’s claim that Obama lied when he said his health care proposal wouldn’t insure illegal immigrants, and instead would only focus on Wilson’s conduct. “The resolution will be simple, non-partisan and address the breach of conduct during the Joint Address,” Greco said.

The decision to sidestep what Wilson said suggests Dem leaders may be reluctant to engage in a debate with Republicans over the veracity of Wilson’s immigration claim. Both sides will speak out today on the House floor about Wilson, and Dems may worry that a resolution addressing Wilson’s claim would give Republicans an opening to amplify his case.

It’s interesting to contrast this with the GOP’s handling of the House’s 2007 resolution condemning MoveOn for dissing General Petraeus. Today’s Wilson resolution will be the lowest form of condemnation available, while Repubs didn’t flinch from attacking MoveOn’s conduct as “reprehensible” and condemning it in the “strongest possible terms.”

What’s more, while House Dems voted en masse to condemn MoveOn after intense pressure from the right, today House GOPers will mostly side with Wilson.

Today Dems will forego the opportunity to use this resolution to contest the accuracy of what Wilson actually said — a claim that has become central to the health care debate — even though non-partisan observers have done just that and sided with the President.

http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/president-obama/house-dems-will-introduce-resolution-today-condemning-wilson-but-not-what-he-said/

[DrDan]

1. have to watch this vote . . .

[Betty]

2. rules never apply to the repigs

you can be sure not one of them will vote to condemn the asshole

[Joe Bacon]

3. If a Democrat had called Bush a liar

They would have been expelled. Period.

As usual, the Democrats wimp out again, they won't even move to censure that asshole.

[marshall]

6. A Democrat from SC said they should have had a censure in 2005

When Bush was booed and called a liar at the SOTU. But that's all in the past and we have to learn from our mistakes--they are rectifying this and past acts of dispresepct. Hopefully this will be the beginning of more civility in our government.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

4. GOP has more solidarity

on issues like this. And Dems have lost an opportunity to show the LIES of the GOP.

The point is is was wrong and disrespectful to shout out during a President's address to a Joint Session. If any Dems vote with the repigs on this I will be disgusted.

[NewJeffCT]

5. So, they can censure MoveOn.org for saying "Petraeus Betray Us"

but, when somebody falsely shrieks, "You lie" in a flagrant breach of congressional decorum, he just gets a resolution slapping him on the wrist?

[lunatica]

7. They want it on record which is good

Now it's part of history.

[Barbara2423]

8. Can someone explain why Barney Frank voted Present?

[RememberWellstone]

9. Stupid, stupid, stupid idea

Once again, we allow a Thug take our focus off of what is important for petty bickering. The President called it a circus and Pelosi is the ringleader.:eyes: