I mean really, who is the idiot who wanted a resolution to be passed on the House floor about Michael Jackson’s death.  I mean, don’t we have other pressing issues to worry about and that need our country’s focus.

Press Release on resolution

WASHINGTON (CNN) –The House of Representatives will not take up a resolution honoring the late entertainer Michael Jackson, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Thursday.

Pelosi called Jackson “a great, great performer” and acknowledged there is “lots of sadness.” But the speaker said at a press conference that while members could express their sympathy on the House floor, she added “I don’t think it’s necessary” to pass a resolution.

“A resolution, I think, would open up (debate) to contrary views that are not necessary at this time to be expressed in association with a resolution whose purpose is quite different,” Pelosi explained.

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, who spoke at the memorial service for Jackson on Tuesday in Los Angeles, has introduced HR 600, “Honoring an American legend and musical icon.”

The resolution states, “Whereas Michael Jackson was not only an accomplished recording and performing artist, he was a noted humanitarian.”

Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., criticized the media’s extensive coverage of Michael Jackson’s death earlier this week, calling Jackson a “pervert,” a “pedophile,” and “child molester.”