D.C. Dish

James Taranto mentioned two of Iowa's members of CONgress in his Friday version of Best of the Web Today.

Dave No sack, err Loebsack voted "present" on a House Resolution 560...

Expressing support for all Iranian citizens who embrace the values of freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and rule of law, and for other purposes.

The Resolution passed 405-1 with two votes "present".

That's showing some testicular fortitude Dave and the scientific community is united in that fact.

The lone "nay" vote came from the leader of the Ron Paul Devolution, Ron Paul.

CommieTommie Harkin co-sponsored Senate Concurrent Resolution 26 that apologized for slavery.

Said Harkin, "You wonder why we didn't do it 100 years ago."

Interesting comment from a man who has been in the Senate for 25 years and a member of the House for 10 years prior to that.

Especially interesting in lieu of his staff relating that the senator was surprised to learn in 2007 that Congress had not formally apologized.

2007?

You wonder why Harkin didn't do it years ago.