Posted on 04/05/2014 8:36:39 AM PDT by rktman
He was correct. Prescient even. But one politician's invective directed at President Obama early in his administration seems to have been forgotten.
On Sept. 9, 2009, Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., interrupted a speech by the president to a joint session of Congress by shouting, "You lie!"
The incident resulted in a formal rebuke to the congressman, essentially along party lines, by the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives.
Wilson may have been indecorous, but he was right, and the president has continued to deceive. The whopper of his presidency is, of course, likely to be:
"If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor. Period. If you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan. Period."
But there has been more. Much more.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.investors.com ...
OK, hardball. I can go with that, except Wilson must have concluded he would have been put in a closet and his constituents would have been left with nothing. It was his call. On the other hand, you and I might have used the quiet time to broadcast far and wide to all who would listen just how appropriate was our statement and how weak and feeble our "leadership" was.
The other close call IMHO was when the members of the USSC chose to not walk out of O's State of the Union speech during which he criticized/ridiculed one of their then recent decisions. Needless to say, I wasn't cut out to be a politician.
And, as The Kid suggests, Wilson should have at least given the public a clear factual explanation for his action. I do not think Boner would have been able to justify any further unfavorable treatment.
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