Florida Republican fumes at not having a chair in meeting, leads walk out

[Greeby]

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2007/Florida_Republican_fumes_at_not_having_0125.html

A Florida Republican, who is the ranking minority member of the Transportation Committee in the House of Representatives, stormed out of a meeting last week, leading other Republican members with him. An article today in Roll Call reports that he was angry because he was not seated properly during an orientation session.

Ben Pershing writes in this morning's "Heard on the Hill" column that Rep. John Mica was not seated at the head of the room with the committee's Democratic chairman James Oberstar (D-MN) and two guests during the meeting. Instead, he was offered a seat in the audience section set up in the room. The gathered representatives and their staffs were to hear basic introductory information about the committee's work and remarks by former U.S. Ambassador Felix Rohatyn and ex-Transportation Chairman Bud Shuster (R-Pa.).

Mica was angered that he was not given a seat at the head. He asked for a new chair, and while waiting outside the room for it to arrive, asked all the Republicans to quit the meeting. "I was not pleased with the arrangement to sort of exclude the ranking member at the first meeting," he told Roll Call.

One of the Republican members pulled from the meeting was Rep. Bill Shuster, son of the guest speaker of the same last name.-snip-


Someone call a Waaaaaaahmublance :rofl:

[racaulk]

1. ROFL!!!

It's a sad day when a grown man has to act like a spoiled brat just because he didn't get what he wanted exactly when he wanted it. OMG, life is so hard! It's just not fair!!!

:rofl:

[aquart]

4. karma's a bitch.

What was he doing the last six years, I wonder.

[Norquist Nemesis]

2. oh boo hoo hoo!

And all of the Cons follow along like ducklings? That's what so unbelievable about it. They still walk like ducks crossing the road where everyone else is expected to just stop and give right-of-way.

[Swamp Rat]

3. Well, by them leaving more chairs were made available.

AND, this childish outburst only silenced the republican voices at the meeting by REMOVING THEIR OWN VOICE from the process because of THEIR OWN impatience and immaturity.

Cry me a river... :eyes:

[burythehatchet]

5. He should seek help from Sensenbrenner

that's the ticket.

[AlCzervik]

6. boofinghoo! and in a side note-one of the worst hair pieces in congress.

[racaulk]

8. Oh, you're so right!

Observe:



:rofl:

[AlCzervik]

9. whoop there it is!

[mnhtnbb]

7. TANTRUM!! Pick up my toys and go home! LMAO--bet he was whiny as a child!