Lawmaker Steps Back From Letter to Bush (Rep. Joe Wilson)

WASHINGTON -- A House member is separating himself from a strongly worded letter criticizing the Bush administration for canceling a congressional trip to North Korea.

Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., had not read the entire 5 1/2-page letter to President Bush before he signed it, said his spokesman, Wesley Denton. After reading the full letter he asked that his name be removed.

"He didn't agree with the tone of the letter," Denton said Tuesday.

The letter, signed by 10 lawmakers including Wilson, complained of "arrogant and disrespectful" treatment they had received from Bush's national security team. The White House withdrew support for the trip shortly before the lawmakers' planned departure last month.

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http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-congress-north-korea,0,2882938.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines

Could have shown some manhood but opted for Bush's bell hop.

"I didn't read it before I (signed it) (voted for it) (fill-in-the-blank).