The U.S. House or Representatives today dismissed a resolution that would have admonished Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) for saying Joseph Goebbels would be “very proud” of the Democratic Party’s messaging efforts.
The vote to table the resolution, introduced by Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.), was 231-188, with all but three Republicans voting in the majority and all Democrats — including Mazie Hirono and Colleen Hanabusa — voting in the minority.

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