South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson is a doofus. His outburst during President Obama's speech to the joint session of Congress was not only outrageously disrespectful to the office of the Presidency, it was also in violation of the rules of Congress. And even more, he was factually wrong.
But immediately afterwards he apologized and President Obama accepted the apology. That should have been the end.
Unfortunately, in typical "shoot themselves in the foot" fashion, various elements of the Democratic party refused to let the issue die and have been calling for sanctions and an apology on the House floor. This has allowed conservatives to turn Joe Wilson into a martyr which is pretty much the last thing we need.
I find it incredibly sad that so many Americans think that this type of behavior is acceptable. But in this case, even though the Democrats have every right to censure him, the best thing to do would have been to let it go after the apology.
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