QUOTE OF THE DAY…. | The Washington Monthly
It’s an “Oh My Fvcking God What The Fvck America?” (OMFG?WTFA!) moment that Steve Benen takes apart.
Host Chris Wallace noted that “a number of top economists” believe that the nation, right now, needs “more economic stimulus.” Boehner replied, “Well, I don’t need to see GDP numbers or to listen to economists; all I need to do is listen to the American people.”
Ladies and Gentleman, the future Speaker of the House of Representatives, John Boehner:
When Wallace pressed Boehner on how he’d pay for trillions of dollars in tax cuts, the would-be Speaker eventually concluded, “This is the whole Washington mindset, all these CBO numbers.”
M’kay. Unicorns and Leprechauns are better indicators of how to run a country. My Unicorn sh!ts pepperoni pizza.