The House is considering a rebuke of Joe "You Lie" Wilson. Here's my arguments against it:

• It will only make him stronger. My liberal friends seem to think Joe Wilson really harmed himself with his remarks. This shows just how far away the left is in understanding the mind of the right. On conservative talk radio, Joe Wilson's a hero, much like the guy that threw a shoe at Bush is among liberals. Joe also raised a lot of money from it.
• Rebuking is petty.
• There was some raucous heckling already swelling up a few seconds before his outburst. It mostly seems like he just had poor timing, perhaps being like the person who claps thinking he'll start an applause.
• We don't want to seem like we're trying to discourage or oppress free speech. Imagine if the GOP tried to rebuke a Democrat for an outburst at Bush, that would just further add to the idea that government wants to muzzle criticism.