Hear! Hear!

As you know, this morning marked a crucial vote on the Senate floor regarding Health Care Reform. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) had a moment to share his thoughts with the assembly. Here's what he had to say:

"[They] are desperate to break this president. They have ardent supporters who are nearly hysterical at the very election of President Barack Obama. The birthers, the fanatics, the people running around in right-wing militia and Aryan support groups, it is unbearable to them that President Barack Obama should exist. That is one powerful reason. It is not the only one."

Here is what Bob Parks had to say about that. I say "hear, hear!" I'd like to shake his hand and have a chat with this guy, wouldn't you?

"Despite liberals' historically dismal and revisionist civil rights history, when things with this President fall apart, they are all too willing to resort to playing the race card. The problem is - whether it's the Black Panthers in Philadelphia or Professor Gates in Cambridge - Barack Obama and his administration have conducted themselves so poorly in office that the race label really doesn't bruise the skin anymore. [Ha! You think??] If President Obama had not entered the presidency with his signature arrogance, the American people may have had more patience, but he and his liberal allies have talked down to the American people like we were stepchildren they were forced to tolerate. Statements like those of Senator Whitehouse only further harden the opposition's resolve."

Yes, I approve, Mr. Parks, and add a resounding "AMEN!"