The Political Suicide Continues….

If you can’t watch the clip, you’ll see the opening of the session with the Pledge of Allegiance, and then Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), who was presiding over the House session at the time, moved to adjourn the session, and then got out of the Speaker’s chair and left the chamber altogether. Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) started shouting as other Republicans cowardly walked out of the chamber: “You’re walking out, you’re walking away, just as so many Republicans have walked away from middle class taxpayers, the unemployed, and … those who will be seeking medical assistance from their doctors.”

When Hoyer finished speaking and turned to Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) to continue the debate, GOP leaders demanded that C-SPAN turn off the cameras so the public couldn’t hear the debate any more.