Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) of “You Lie!” fame wasn’t the only GOPer to show President Obama something less than complete respect during last night’s speech on health care before a joint session of Congress.
The Swamp reports that a few minutes before Obama’s speech ended last night, Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) stood up and walked out.
The Swamp explains that Shimkus’ spokesman rationalized the walkout this way: “Congressman Shimkus was frustrated that the president was not offering any new ground and left with just minutes remaining in the speech.”
Just as Sen. Lindsey Graham did earlier, Shimkus took issue with the President’s tone, with his spokesman saying that “the tone did not bring Republicans on board.”
I’ve heard of walking out of movies, but this…
