U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry says a Democratic colleague is seeking retribution against a group of Catholic bishops.
McHenry, a Cherryville Republican who is Catholic, posted a comment on Twitter about U.S. Rep. Lynn Woolsey, a Democrat from California who suggested that the IRS investigate an organization of Catholic bishops over their political involvement in an amendment meant to prohibit government funds paying for abortions, The Hill reports.
Woolsey wrote in an op-ed piece in Politico that the U.S. Council of Catholic Bishops was stepping over the line in pushing for an amendment to health care legislation and may need to have its tax-exempt status examined.
That led to this comment from McHenry on his Twitter feed.
The nerve of some citizens to petition their government. In Woolsey-land, free speech is cause for retribution.
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Lost irony
November 11, 2009 - 11:38am — James_ProtzmanThe nerve of the twerp to complain about another person complaining about a possible violation of public policy by the Catholic Church. Lil' Pat is definitely not the sharpest knife in the drawer.