no. 88 - Joe Wilson

If you think for one moment Joe Wilson's outburst was an error of passion, you are mistaken.

The most charitable analysis I can give for his unacceptable and unprecedented breach is that it was an act of racism he is not conscious of. This is the same racism that has spurred the "birther" movement - a group of people who want to impeach Obama because they claim he is not a citizen, though all the facts show that he is.

I think it more likely, however, that Joe Wilson knew exactly what he was doing. He knew his words would help further undermine the president in the weak and trembling minds of those who believe health care reform is a conspiracy.

Where were Joe Wilson's shouts when we discovered the Bush administration had concocted the myth of weapons of mass destruction?