The line spoken by Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare’s play, Macbeth, "out damned spot‘ comes to mind ![:getdown:](images/smilies/getdown.gif)
There were 311 votes to remove Santos, with 114 voting against and two voting present. Santos grabbed his coat and left the floor before the vote had concluded. One hundred and five Republicans voted to boot Santos, and 112 voted for him to remain. Reps. Bobby Scott of Virginia and Nikema Williams of Georgia were the only two Democrats to vote against expelling Santos.
When asked for his reaction following the result, Santos said, “It’s over. What reaction?” Asked if he would use his privileges as a former congressman to visit the House floor in the future, he replied, “To hell with this place.”
I'm not sure who is sicker---georgie or those who tried to protect him to protect the rino vote---including mr speaker himself.
Kudos for the Republicans who acted ethically.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
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