Boehner: Ignoramus, Liar or Lying Ignoramus?

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

Against stupidity …

The most valuable lesson I learned from the year I spent in Washington (1982-1983, on the staff of the Council of Economic advisers — I was the senior intl economist, the senior domestic economist was a guy named Larry Summers. What ever happened to him?) was the extent to which senior government figures have absolutely no idea what they’re talking about.

So when I read something like this:

“Why should we reward Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with $200 billion in taxpayer dollars without first reforming these housing entities that were at the heart of the economic meltdown?” House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) said in a statement.

and people ask what on earth Boehner might mean when he talks about taxpayers “rewarding” institutions that are owned by taxpayers, I go for Occam’s Razor: Boehner doesn’t have some complicated notion in mind, he either doesn’t know that the government took over F&F months ago, or he just doesn’t get this “government-owned” concept.

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/20/against-stupidity-2/

[Danger Mouse]

1. Lying ignoramus.

[QC]

2. Ignoranus.

He's both stupid and an asshole.

[Catshrink]

3. Spray tanned lying ignoramus with a bad rug.

[damonm]

4. Yes.

[Thrill]

5. He's an idiot.

[Arugula Latte]

6. In the words of Lee Mercer: "All Three"

[HysteryDiagnosis]

7. He believes himself. Scary. n/t

[we can do it]

8. Dumb Fuck from Dumbfuckistan (R)

[we can do it]

9. By the Way - There Are No Real Sun Tans Here In Ohio In the Winter You Idiot

[zulchzulu]

10. Mr. Undercoating...

[cliffordu]

11. You say potato, I say potato...

What's the diff????

[Doc_Technical]

12. Corporate Whore

He knows who his masters are.

[Vinca]

13. I would say this guy should be a used car salesman,

but I don't want to insult used car salesmen.

[geiger]

14. that is the funniest comment I have heard in a long time, and oh, so true.

thank you.