From reading the logs, I know that quite a number of you have visited herewanting to find out how Peter Roskam voted last Tuesday in the house resolution to rebuke Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina for shouting out “You lie!” during the President’s address on healthcare before a joint session of Congress.
The House voted to adopt the resolution by a margin of 240-179. Peter Roskam voted “No”. The resolution was pretty simple and benign:
Whereas the conduct of the Representative from South Carolina was a breach of decorum and degraded the proceedingsf the joint session, to the discredit of the House: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives disapproves of the behavior of the Representative from South Whereas the conduct of the Representative from South Carolina was a breach of decorum and degraded the proceedings of the joint session, to the discredit of the House: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives disapproves of the behavior of the Representative from South Carolina, Mr. Wilson, during the joint session of Congress held on September 9, 2009.
Roskam’s refusal to vote in favor demonstrates how disingenuous were his remarks about the outburst after the speech and signals Roskam’s tacit endorsement of all of the hate and ugliness and nonsense being peddled by those who oppose the President’s efforts to make decent healthcare available to all Americans:
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