Rep. Joseph Wilson has already apologized for his adolescent rant during President Obama's recent health care speech to a joint session of Congress. Apparently, the House is considering some sort of punishment for the outburst. It's not a great idea. At its best, such a move is a distraction when we can't afford any more distractions. At its worst, a "punishment" risks making Rep. Wilson a folk hero to people who will do anything to stop health care reform.
The truth is a great disinfectant. I would rather that the Obama administration organize volunteers to visit Rep. Wilson's congressional district and work door-to-door on separating fact from myth. That will keep Wilson pretty busy.
Republicans don't need this kind of publicity right now. They're too busy working to change the balance in Congress in the off year election. It certainly doesn't help to have a member of your party look like a badly-mannered clown.
We all need to move on and focus on ideas and the process of reforming health care in a way that people don't die because they don't have access to quality health insurance.
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Now I read that Wilson's heckling has "galvanized" Democrats on health care. I have heard that term used before but don't recall too many times that it translated into any concrete, gutsy action. I hope it's different this time.
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