The smart thing would have been to do what President Obama did after Joe Wilson threw his tantrum on the House floor: keep your mouth shut and do nothing to take attention from his bad behavior. Let people draw their own conclusions -- those conclusions will mostly be the right ones. But the Republicans have figured out something very smart. Not only is there reverse racism in the world, there is reverse race-baiting. And so, in this case, the impulse of the House Black Democratic Caucus (and a few others, like Jimmy Carter) to get on their high horse was irresistible. Some number of hours of the House of Representatives, some amount of political capital, some amount of precious energy and effort, will be spent not on the health care debate or on other serious, high-priority matters but on what looks a lot like cheap moralistic scolding. This helps no one but the insurance companies and their villainous Republican henchmen. It is not what Obama wants or needs. It will come back to bite the Dems in the rear. It accomplishes nothing. It has been done before, with negative results.
Please figure it out, guys -- the clock is ticking.
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