No, I Cannot Honor This Championship Team
The House during busier timesThe running joke among reporters covering the House of Representatives is that they only accomplish two things: name posts offices and pass non-binding resolutions.
Today was resolution day and the 410 members that were not on a junket or asleep in the chamber voted on a resolution to honor the LSU football team for their BCS Championship. You know.. for that game in which they spanked your favorite team.
Simple stuff — everybody throws up a “yay” so they don’t look like a poor sport and the resolution is quickly passed.
Except today.
Democrat Marion Berry (not to be confused with the legend) was the lone vote against the resolution as it passed 409-1. Berry, a 1965 graduate of Arkansas, couldn’t resist sticking it to a rival.
A dick move, to be sure, but that’s gotta be worth a couple of thousand votes come reelection time, don’t you think?
9 Responses
http://blog.cleveland.com/sports/2008/01/prep_coach_gut_instinct_says_q.html
you guys see that yet?
spencer096 - January 30th, 2008 at 12:33 pm - #
As I was reading your post I thought you were going to say the lone vote was from an OSU alum. Either way, it is a show of poor sportsmanship, but I do applaud it from a fan standpoint. If I were in the situation there would be no way that I would vote for celebrating a team that beat my team in the championship game, and there would probably be no way I would vote to honor a rival team. In the end though, it’s kind of funny.
Kevin McGuire - January 30th, 2008 at 1:26 pm - #
He ought to have voted “present,” just to avoid being a jackass. Obama’s made an entire Senate career off of doing that.
Joe Fox - January 30th, 2008 at 1:47 pm - #
youre so well informed joe fox
Anonymous - January 30th, 2008 at 1:48 pm - #
Joe, didn’t you get the memo? The GOP isn’t so fashionable these days. :)
Jason - January 30th, 2008 at 2:06 pm - #
We shall see.
TLB - January 30th, 2008 at 2:08 pm - #
If only some rep from Kentucky had done the same thing, the symbolism would have been perfect.
GoBucks89 - January 30th, 2008 at 3:43 pm - #
“Joe, didn’t you get the memo? The GOP isn’t so fashionable these days. :)”
No kidding. :)
Joe Fox - January 30th, 2008 at 3:49 pm - #
The bitch set me up
Marion barry - January 31st, 2008 at 12:42 am - #
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