One of the most outstanding examples of anger on the House floor within memory occurred last week when NY Congressman Anthony Weiner erupted after House Republicans, with the exception of a few, refused to support a bill to provide health care to first responders on September 11, 2001, who have had numerous health issues as a result of exposure to the horrific environmental conditions created by that terrorist created nightmare! 🙁
There has not been any issue that the GOP has responded to that shows any decency, any humanity, any compassion–and yet supposedly this party is favored to win seats in the midterm election! 🙁
This is also the party whose members still include people who believe the “birther” myth, that Barack Obama is not a citizen and was born in Kenya! 🙁
It is sadly clear that this party would reject Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Dwight D. Eisenhower as RINOS (Republicans In Name Only), were they to be alive today! 🙁
Anthony Weiner’s response to the Republican’s unwillingness to support the bill was great to watch. I admire his passion and sincerity from the way he conducts himself. It’s a sad day when a proposal to offer health care for the 911 responders faces a debate in Congress. Apparently, the Democrats could have created the conditions in Congress to avoid GOP meddling with the vote on this measure, but chose a more difficult route to try and be more accomodating to Republicans. The Democrats need to take a play out of the GOP’s book and unify the party if they are going to hold onto their majority come midterm elections.