The kick heard 'round the State: Doug Bruce censured on a 62-1 vote

Republican Doug Bruce wanted to be treated special at his first day and swearing in; well, he finally got it:

The House of Representatives voted 62-1 to censure Rep. Douglas Bruce. The House has no record of a member being censured in its history.

Bruce kicked Rocky Mountain News photographer Javier Manzano on Jan. 14 during a morning prayer.

The vote followed a statement by Bruce, R-Colorado Springs, in which he again defended his actions as being meant to preserve order. Bruce also said he did not kick Manzano but nudged him, that the House was not in order at the time of the incident and that he was a private citizen. Bruce was sworn into office later that day.

A certain Chinese proverb comes to mind......