THIS CAN'T BE SERIOUS.  IT REALLY CAN'T.  NO, IT CAN'T - AT 6:13 P.M. ET:  Congress does foolish things.  I can't believe it would go this far:

Oakland Rep. Barbara Lee wants Congress to officially recognize veteran White House reporter Helen Thomas "for her pioneering career as a woman in journalism."

The Democrat has introduced a three-page resolution that would bestow the House of Representatives' recognition on Thomas and honor her "unflagging and honest coverage of every president of the United States since John F. Kennedy."

Lee said she authored the resolution to provide "a small token of gratitude to her for her many years of service."

"Helen has been a trailblazer for women in the field of journalism and has served as a model of true journalistic integrity throughout her career," Lee said. "Having served as a correspondent for nearly six decades and covered every president since John F. Kennedy, her love for the written word and for politics is an inspiration to us all."

COMMENT:  All right, we must make allowance for the fact that the resolution was written by Barbara Lee, the most left-leaning member of Congress, the only member who voted against military action following the 9-11 attacks.  We must also make allowance for the fact that she represents Oakland, a place not usually associated with the word "sanity."

But still.

Helen Thomas is the wicked witch of both the East and West.  Add North and South.  You can insert those in-between directions if you like.  She's a whack job of the first magnitude, who has consistently abused her position in the White House press corps to advance her way-out-left political opinions.

House resolution?  Let's hope they have enough sense to bury it.  Maybe, instead, they can give Helen a trip to her favorite dictatorship.

June 16, 2009