Remember when the White House lied to Republicans in the House who thought the Medicare prescription drug "reform" was too costly? Gave them a phony lowball estimate so they would vote "Yes"? It took a late night session, but Karl Rove got the bill.
Well, this week House Democrats offered a bill that would slap the Administration on the wrist for that lie (which, incidentally, violated the law). The House, however, voted 216 to 195 to defeat the move.
Tom Udall voted for the slap. Heather Wilson and Steve Pearce voted against.
It's hard to know how they reasoned, but I guess they were defending the right of White House Republicans to lie to fellow Republicans in the Congress.
And the country.
I picked up the voting information from Roll Call, a syndicated report the Journal carries every Sunday.
I thought I would pass it along in story form, because ...well, where else will you find it?