Ever notice that when a congressman/woman appears to wake up and start telling it like it so obviously is, someone will call him and what he/she's saying "outrageous and delusional"? What's great about this is the media attention didn't cause an apology, but a continuation of stated reality.--Pete
Washington Post
The debate in Congress about children's health insurance was surprisingly bloodless, with only an occasional charge of "socialized medicine" from Republicans or "heartlessness" from Democrats.
Then Rep. Pete Stark, D-Fremont, grumbled at Republicans: "You don't have money to fund the war or children. But you're going to spend it to blow up innocent people if we can get enough kids to grow old enough for you to send to Iraq to get their heads blown off for the president's amusement."
Clips instantly hit YouTube, and GOP reaction was furious. The National Republican Congressional Committee called it "an outrageous and delusional tantrum."
Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, declared that Stark "dishonors not only the commander in chief, but the thousands of courageous men and women of America's armed forces." He called on Stark to apologize.
The 18-term congressman, however, responded only by calling those who voted to deny children health care "chicken hawks."
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