What happens when you're supposedly anti-tax, anti-government waste, pro-business and dead set on opposing all things Democratic, but you've also sworn fealty to a freelancing radio yukster with a big audience, but zero responsibility?
You end up saying dumb shit like this:
The 165 million in bonuses AIG recently made must be recaptured. As the primary, unwilling investors, the American taxpayers deserve to know how and when they will be repaid, and given assurance that their dollars will not be squandered any further. The legislation voted on today will not recapture 100% of taxpayers' money, and it sets a dangerous precedent for punishing individuals by taxing past behavior deemed inappropriate.
Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS-02)
The Republican brain can't handle this, obviously. It's an unfortunate mental malfunction for Congresswoman Jenkins that she opted to try to shoehorn both arguments -- obviously contradictory arguments -- into one speech. But it's indicative of the short-circuiting of the Republican mind. You can't reconcile being anti-Obama, anti-Democrat, anti-bailout, pro-business, anti-tax and pro-Limbaugh and still make an f-ing lick of sense.
Thankfully for Republicans, they don't actually give a crap about stuff like that.
Which is the only way Republicans could possibly justify voting against a 90% tax because they claim they wanted a 100% tax. Mark it on your calendar.
In the end, the bill actually did pass, 328-93! There was an absolutely hilarious scramble to change votes manually at the end of the allotted time, and Republicans split down the middle, 85 for, 87 against. GOP in disarray! And the C-SPAN callers go wild! First one on says, "Impeach the Congress! Class action suit on behalf of the American people!" Hahahahahaha!