Whaaa?

Did a Democratic Congressman take a stand on something?

In a statement released Saturday, Gephardt said the flag that flies at a Confederate Soldier Monument on South Carolina's Statehouse grounds "is a hurtful, divisive symbol and in my view has no place flying anywhere, in any state in this country."

Well kiss my grits. Maybe we need them all to be running for president all the time, and then they'll all start acting like they have a spine.

Story here, via Atrios.