Pence likens health care ruling to 9/11, then apologizes

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In a closed door House GOP meeting Thursday, Indiana congressman and gubernatorial candidate Mike Pence likened the Supreme Court's ruling upholding the Democratic health care law to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to several sources present.

He immediately apologized.

"My remarks at the Republican Conference following the Supreme Court decision were thoughtless. I certainly did not intend to minimize any tragedy our nation has faced and I apologize," Pence said in a statement to POLITICO.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-congress/2012/06/pence-likens-health-care-ruling-to-127628.html#.T-yk4sxlh6w.twitter

[zappaman]

1. Whatta dick. n/t

[ChairmanAgnostic]

2. a preview of future themes, direct from one of the architects of

this election.

[livetohike]

3. I'm sure this feels like a tragedy to those who wave the teabag flag

Let their words come back to bite them in November. Clean sweep of these idiots.

[RockaFowler]

4. I'm surprised he didn't say he was mis-quoted

[progressivebydesign]

5. your TRUTH is what comes out of your mouth, shortly before the audible gasps and awkward silence n/t

[Ian David]

6. You know who else would compare it to 9/11?

HITLER!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

11. LOL!

I was going to say Rudy Guiliani.

Come to think of it.....nope, not gonna go there.

[Bluzmann57]

7. "I certainly did not intend to minimize any tragedy our nation has faced."

And yet, he still did.
You know, now that I think about it, a great number of the people who were rescuers and the like during 9/11 probably wouldn't have minded some sort of health care law to help them out. These repukes need to just shut up.

[librechik]

8. "I certainly didn't realize anyone was listening..."

[rurallib]

9. "I meant what I said and am sorry I got caught"

[cbdo2007]

10. comparison fail

[NNN0LHI]

12. These whack jobs are freaking