Oh, here it comes...
can’t get enuff?
Meanwhile, back at the Race Wars…
John Lewis (D-Ga.) rose in a nearly empty House chamber to express his support for a resolution recognizing the slaves who toiled and died while building the Capitol.
At almost the same moment, Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-Texas) took the stage at the sold-out Staples Center in Los Angeles, where she vowed to bestow a similar honor on the King of Pop. ...1,500-word resolution honoring Michael Jackson as a “global humanitarian”
...House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) needs to stay in the good graces of the Congressional Black Caucus. And while CBC members were reportedly lukewarm on Jackson-Lee’s resolution initially, they now may have little choice but to rally around it.
Staffers say CBC members don’t want to be seen as caving in to Rep. Peter King, the New York Republican who called Jackson a “lowlife” and a “pervert” in a widely viewed YouTube video…
Democratic aides said privately Tuesday that it’s unlikely the House will pass Jackson-Lee’s resolution, which includes a recitation of nearly every charitable contribution Jackson made in the past quarter-century. And King vows to make the process as painful as possible by demanding a roll call vote.
Think this’ll overload the system?
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