any congresswoman comparing u.s. troops to the taliban, comparing israel to a terrorist group, hamas, would have been grounds for censure. even immediate expulsion from the committees. instead what we are seeing is the base having more and more influence where even her critics, even omar s critics within the democratic party are sort of tiptoeing around what she said because they are so privately alarmed at the implications of what she means. turbo anti-americanism, blame america first. john: florida republican congressman michael waltz introduced a motion to censure ilhan omar. given the balance of the power of the house it wouldn t go anywhere but there are 12 democrats who were very upset at what ilhan omar said. they are all of the jewish faith. it s possible that that censure motion could attract support from at least a couple of them.