Today, I voted against approving a journal of the Congressional record to prevent some irresponsible remarks from becoming part of the official log of comments made on the House floor. Yesterday, a Democrat lawmaker unfortunately compared his party's presidential nominee to Jesus Christ. Additionally, he alluded that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is akin to Pontius Pilate. In case you missed this episode, you can see the video and read about it here - http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmi... [1]

My vote against the record is a stance against members using the floor of Congress to make such flagrant, political and absurd comments that denigrate religious views. Further, I believe that if we allow such action and comments to continue, without protest, Congress will only be a place for political mudslinging rather than a place where we do the people's work.

I hope you understand my position. Please feel free to contact me if you think different or would like to give me your thought on my stance.