multimillionaire rethuglican "lawmaker" says government shutdown "is my idea of fun"

[niyad]

(by the way, both his DC and scottsdale voicemailboxes are full--big surprise)


Multimillionaire Republican lawmaker says government shutdown ‘is my idea of fun’




As 800,000 federal employees were set to be furloughed due to a government shutdown on Tuesday, a Republican lawmaker with a net worth of around $6 million was positively cheerful about the situation, telling NPR that it was his “idea of fun.”

Following an impasse that resulted in Republicans failing at both delaying President Barack Obama’s health care reform law and stopping a government shutdown, Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) insisted to NPR that the GOP had used the right tactics.
“It’s been fascinating because in some ways we had to go through — I don’t want to refer to it as dance — but this process for a lot of the American people to actually start to tune in and understand what we were talking about and where the concerns were and where we thought — actually, the way the health care law was written is damaging the economy and creating sort of a part-time kind of America,” he declared.

Schweikert asserted that using a government shutdown to try to stop a law was “nothing
new. “The process is actually designed where you expected the Senate to throw back an offer and you expect the House to do its dance,” he continued. “You’ve got to understand, the previous shutdowns — what is it, 17 of them, at least during my lifetime — have all been in some subject about funding.”

The NPR host pointed out that a “silent majority” of House Republicans now reportedly thought that the shutdown was not in the best interest of the country.
“Well, I think there’s always a sense that it’s very uncomfortable when now you’re up against a government slowdown,” Schweikert remarked. “I see a division even on the left side. Even look at some of last night’s votes, where we had Republicans voting no and Democrats voting yes.”

“This is my idea of fun,” he added in conclusion.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/10/01/multimillionaire-republican-lawmaker-says-government-shutdown-is-my-idea-of-fun/

[Rosa Luxemburg]

1. This fool better watch what he is saying

the fun is over for him.

The people aren't friendly any more

[niyad]

2. the complete disconnect from reality is almost frightening.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

7. these millionaires are disconnected

[cyberswede]

3. He was talking about the interview.

He replied to the interviewer that being on the show was his idea of fun.

The content of the interview was horse pucky, though.

[niyad]

4. it is not evident from the article that he was referring to the interview as fun. and, even if that

were the case, he was still a horse's rear end for talking about having fun when he and his fellow cretins have just screwed the american people. but then, if he displayed that kind of sense, he would not be a puke.

[cyberswede]

5. I know - I'm surprised the article mischaracterizes the context.

I heard the interview on NPR - it was exasperating, to say the least.

Here's the transcript (and audio):

http://www.npr.org/2013/10/01/228074814/house-gop-didnt-blink-focused-on-defunding-obamacare

GREENE: We'll have to stop there. Arizona Republican Congressman David Schweikert, think so much for joining us this morning.

SCHWEIKERT: Nope, this is my idea of fun.

[niyad]

6. actually, it is still possible to think that he meant, not just the interview, but everything that

led to the interview, as in "heck, I'm happy to come here and brag about this fabulous thing we millionaire blood-sucking pols did to screw the american people." reads that way to me, at least.