Calling it unethical, Speaker John Boehner prohibited Joe Walsh from accepting Glenn Beck's invitation to junket to Beck's "Restore Courage" rally in Israel next Wednesday. The House Ethics Committee rejected this use of taxpayer dollars as too political. Gee, ya think?
Of course, Joe sees it differently. Here's the video of Joe and Beck having a phone interview about the Ethics Committee decision yesterday live on Beck's new internet "TV show." It is not scintillating television -- Beck and his co-host do everything but fall asleep on camera -- but it is an interesting insight into the mind of a Congressman who won't support Medicare or Social Security, but sees nothing wrong with taxpayers sending him to Israel.
Of course not. He's going over there to support "God's work." Don't ya know, the Bible says that God needs 144,000 Jews to convert to Christianity and a rebuilt temple in Jerusalem in order for Armageddon to occur. Come on, despite appearances, Joe Walsh can't make the end of the world happen all by himself, but he can certainly do his part! And so can the American taxpayers. All we need to do is send him to Israel. Say -- that's a great idea. Maybe they'll keep him.
