Apologize? What for?

Last week President Obama gave a speech.

Once again he lied to the American people. He said that "his" health care bill would not provide benefits to illegal aliens. South Carolina congressman Wilson yelled out “you lie”. This outburst shocked all in attendance.

Wilson apologized to the president for the outburst the next day. The president accepted the apology.

While Congressman Wilson was apologizing a house committee was adding verbiage to the health care bill that would close the loophole that would give health care coverage to illegal aliens.

Having closed the loop hole, the next day congress decides to make congressman Wilson apologize (for calling the president a liar) on the house floor.

I ask that congressman Wilson not do that. What he said was correct. There was no provision in the bill to preclude government benefits to illegal aliens until the House committee put it in two days after Mr. Obama lied about it. (Has he read the bill?) Congressman Wilson has done what he needed to do. He apologized for the outburst, not the content.

The House of Representatives should apologize to the American people.