Raskin, the lead manager during former President Trump’s second impeachment trial in 2021, did so after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) a “cheerleader for the insurrection,” admitting that he had used “unparliamentary language” on the House floor. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Thursday withdrew words he made on the floor after he called Rep. This is from The Hill which notes Raskin’s apology. So, I don’t see what all the fuss is about do you? However, some old white Republican Congressman from Pennsylvania complained. Wassily Kandinsky’s Murnau The Garden II (1910) Also, ask yourself wtf is that woman wearing on the floor of the House of the People? Is that outfit professional or do they have Pajama Thursdays now? The speeches were about setting up rules of the debate on a program of lend/lease for Ukraine similar to the one used for the United Kingdom of Great Britain prior to U.S. But then, watch Raskin’s speech to see what you think before I start going to the Beltway pundits and pearl-clutchers. They deserve to be maligned for their actions and words. Frankly, I wish more congress critters would stand up to these people on the floor and elsewhere. The controversial words were calling her “cheerleader for the insurrection.” That sounds like a pretty accurate description to me. Green have been so shameful she no longer holds any seats on any committee. The pearl-clutching is pretty amazing given the antics of Ms. The brilliant prosecutor and representative Jamie Raskin was called-out for using unparliamentary language against, of all people, Majorie Taylor Greene.
The tone of speeches in the House of Representatives–pretty much from its inception–has always had outliers that prefer to rage against the other side rather than behave in a strict parliamentarian manner. Emil Nolde’s Peonies and Irises (1936) Good Day Sky Dancers!