Congressmen Exchange Partisan Jabs Over The Yankees

Let the record show…that I posted this and immediately headphoned some Velvet Davenport.

Democrat Reps. Eliot Engel and Edolphus Towns began the accolades. Engle, who lives in the Bronx, wore a Yankee cap, calling it “a symbol of unity.” He said, “I know it is violating rules to put a hat on, but I am going to do it for just two seconds because I think it is really important that I put this on…In Asia, in Africa, in Europe, in the Middle East wherever we go we see people wearing Yankee hats.”

But Utah Republican Jason Chaffetz wanted to talk about health care and not baseball. “While the Democrats want to talk baseball we want to talk about health care,” he said. “While the New York Yankees are winning the World Series the American families are striking out.”

New York Democratic Rep. Jose Serrano fired back at Chaffetz. Serrano accused the Republican of turning the World Series into a partisan issue. “Americans celebrate success and I am positive that there is not a single American in this country, except for some in this House, who would think that what we are doing today is wrong.”

Serrano added, “This weekend we will deal with the biggest issue of our times.”

Health care or Yankees, New York Democrat Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez took another position.

“I just would like for the record to reflect the fact that I am a Mets fan,” she said.