John Stossel and Steny Hoyer

John Stossel's broadside at Obama's stimulus.



These aren't exact quotes but the part that pissed me off was when Steny Hoyer [D-MD] says we had to do something because we're a democracy and polls said the majority wanted government to do something.

No twit we're a representative Constitutional republic and you are supposed to do what's best for the country whether the majority like it or not. You're one of the checks on mob rule twit. Three hundred economists say hell no and you ignore them for a poll that maybe questions one thousand a number of which can be guaranteed to pick their nose and watch Jon Stewart. Mr. Hoyer, you're supposed to do the right thing and take the hit if the majority doesn't like it come the election. But that would mean you had more concern for the nation's welfare rather than your re-election. It would also mean you had a set of balls.

H/T to Hot Air