Joe Wilson's Remark

And while on the subject of this ELECTED official, I have no choice but to wonder what our great nation is coming to. There was a time in American history when the President of the United States was seen as a well-respected, deeply deserving and esteemed person regardless of party affiliation. Now, however, it seems that there are Americans that have transcended the lines of decency in the political arena, disregarding appropriateness and courtesy for a man that America voted into office.

Have we come so far and strayed so far from the norms upon which our nation was founded that a public official, a man chosen by his people, would have the audacity to yell "You lie," at the president? Although the incident seems to have lost some heat in recent weeks, I am still confounded that a member of Congress felt so arrogant in his position on a bill that in a televised, national address to the American citizens, he would yell out at the president.

As I said earlier, regardless of party affiliation or a position on a particular issue, there is a time and place for everything. The people of our nation need to realize the values with which we pride ourselves as a nation and to remember that respect is still something to be cherished.