While Steve King and Dan Lungren were making certain everyone saw them on the House floor skaking hands and smiling with Joe Wilson on the day of his rebuke, while Candice Miller reminded everyone, once again, that nothing ever ever has anything to do with race, Jeff Flake voted in favor of the slapdown.
September 15 — “Congressman Wilson is a good man, and I have confidence that his apology to President Obama was sincere, said Flake. “However, his actions violated the rules of decorum of the House of Representatives. While the tenor of political debate seems to get more disrespectful every year, the floor of the House of Representatives has always provided a welcome respite. Even the fiercest political opponents refer to each other as ‘gentleman’ and afford one another civility and respect. We need to uphold that tradition. Despite my suspicion that this resolution was driven as much by partisan politics as upholding precedent, I believe that it’s important to maintain the rules of decorum in the House and I supported its passage.”
