Interesting development.

I’m not sure if its overkill. But Republicans have the moral high ground and it is the right thing to do. It is becoming obvious to everyone that examines the record that it was Henry Louis Gates Jr. who acted like the racist. It is also becoming evident that Obama abused his power by using the office of the presidency to support his race obsessed friend and denigrate a well respected, decorated police officer on national television.

Tactically, Obama’s waning popularity is a boon to Republican efforts to stop the health care bill and cap and tax. As Obama’s popularity withers, so does his influence from the bully pulpit. I give McCotter kudos for having some guts and being a fighter. I’m not sure if the boat has already sailed though. Obama’s “regrets” and his personal phone call to Sgt. Crowley may have diffused the outrage.

Personally, I just love anything that makes Obama look like a jackass.

The draft resolution:

House Resolution

Whereas on July 16, 2009, Cambridge, Massachusetts Police Sergeant James M. Crowley responded to a 911 call from a neighbor of Harvard University Professor Henry Louis (“Skip”) Gates, Jr. about a suspected break-in in progress at his residence, which had been broken into on a prior occasion;

Whereas on July 22, 2009, in responding to a question during a White House press conference President Barack Obama stated: “Skip Gates is a friend, so I may be a little biased here. I don’t know all of the facts involved in this local police response incident”;

Whereas President Obama proceeded to state Sergeant Crowley “acted stupidly” for arresting Professor Gates on charges of disorderly conduct;

Whereas, as a former Constitutional Law Professor, President Obama well understands that all Americans are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, and their actions should not be prejudged prior to being fully and fairly judged by an appropriate and objective authority after due process;

Whereas, President Obama’s nationally televised remarks may likely detrimentally influence the full and fair judgment by an appropriate and objective authority after due process regarding this local police response incident and, thereby, impair Sergeant Crowley’s legal and professional standing in relation to said incident; and

Whereas, President Obama appeared at a daily White House Press briefing on July 24, 2009 to address his denouncement of Sergeant Crowley and stated: “I could have calibrated those words differently” but “I continue to believe, based on what I have heard, that there was an overreaction in pulling Professor Gates out of his home to the station.”

Whereas, President Obama’s refusal to retract his initial public remarks and apologize to Sergeant Crowley and, instead, reiterate his accusation impugning Sergeant Crowley’s professional conduct in the performance of his duties;

Now therefore be it

Resolved, That the House of Representatives–

Calls upon President Obama to retract his initial public remarks and apologize to Cambridge, Massachusetts Police Sergeant James M. Crowley for having unfairly impugned and prejudged his professional conduct in this local police response incident.

The Article Here.