Dog Fight

By Emily Heil
Roll Call Staff

June 28, 2007, 12 a.m.

The tiff between Reps. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) and Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) that began last week when Gohmert stole a sign from outside Shuler’s office and reached a head when Shuler flung an expletive at Gohmert on the House floor looks like it ain’t over yet.

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