Florida Republican Throws Temper Tantrum About Seating Arrangements
January 25th, 2007 | by Ken Grandlund |In a show of perfect immaturity, Republican lawmaker John Mica (Fl) stormed out of a House Transportation Committee meeting last week because he felt that he was not given a ‘proper’ place to sit during an orientation meeting.
Not given a proper place to sit? OMFG, cry me a river!
According to an article in Roll Call, Mica, the leading Republican on the committee, threw his little hissy fit when told he could not be seated at the front of the meeting where the committee chairman (a Democrat) and the two speaking guests were seated. Every other person, committee members, staff, and guests were all seated in the audience, and that is where Mica was told he could sit too.
But instead of acting like an adult and taking a seat so the meeting could begin, Mica gave what is described as a
verbal lashing to the Democratic staffer directing people to seats, then told his Republican colleagues they should all leave the meeting. Being good sheep, they left with him.
After more than a decade of being in control of the House, and after six years of treating Democrats as if they were lower than cockroaches, this is how the Republican party acts when relegated to the minority. By throwing hissy fits about seating arrangements. Maybe that’s the only way they can feel relevant these days.
I wish I were more amazed by this behavior, but I am not. It is simply a case of the mask coming off and the reality being exposed.
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11 Responses to “Florida Republican Throws Temper Tantrum About Seating Arrangements”
By Steve O on Jan 25, 2007 | Reply
Jesus H. Christ, it’s not like he was told to sit in the back of the bus! Maybe he hadn’t had a nap that day.
By Placebo Nation on Jan 25, 2007 | Reply
Hmm. This will be clearly ignored by the lemmings that see them as god fearing and America loving angels.
By landcomm1 on Jan 25, 2007 | Reply
This is just the kind of thing we can expect day in and day out. Obstructionism will climb to never seen before levels of creativity and deviousness. I’m not a religious guy but I’m starting to think there may be a little satan in everyone who calls themselves a Republican and lest ye scream or otherwise verbally abuse me for saying so, I’ll qualifying this satanic verse: if you are a Bush-loving, neo-con with little to no regard for your fellow man, woman or child, don’t care that the rich are getting richer, the poor getting poorer, don’t care that we started an unjust war we’re not going to win but are sending more troops… you have horns, a pointed tail and reside in a land of simmering embers, which ain’t being used to roast weenies, to be served with cold beer!
Steve
By Tom Harper on Jan 25, 2007 | Reply
That’s another advantage (besides the obvious ones) to having Republicans in the minority: they might start building some character and humility.
By Dan S on Jan 25, 2007 | Reply
Why shouldn’t he be granted a seat in the front with the Democrat? I’m a liberal Democrat, but I still think that we shouldn’t act like pricks just because we’re in the majority now. Have some respect for the two-party system.
By ken grandlund on Jan 25, 2007 | Reply
Hey Dan this isn’t about sleighting anyone. This is about an adult (and supposedly a leader at that) throwing a hissy fit because he didn’t get to sit in the front of the class. This meeting was an orientation, not some kind of power play.
It sounds to me like this Mica guy has an over inflated sense of self. Throw a fit over a chair? C’mon, that’ snot how adults behave. Even if this was an intentional sleight (and it doesn’t seem at all to have been), adults take a seat and deal with the issue later. they don’t act like a 3 year old and browbeat their republican peers to walk out with them.
By Jimmy on Jan 25, 2007 | Reply
He was also upset and shocked- SHOCKED! That a Democrat was wearing the same suit jacket as he was.
By steve on Jan 25, 2007 | Reply
Dude if he was a minority… There would have been more of a shit fit.
Politicians are all babies
By Jimmy on Jan 26, 2007 | Reply
Agreed. I was expecting to read that they started slapping each other and pulling hair.
By gatordem on Jan 26, 2007 | Reply
Mica is a real prick anyway. He’s just looking for things to melt down over. did you here him ranting over the implementation of the 9/11 Commission recomendations? He was previously Chari of this committee and didn’t do jack to shore up the many holes in the aviation system that still exist.
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