If we had a Wanker of the Day like Duncan Black, it might just have to be Republican Todd Akin (MO-2). In commenting on why Barack Obama failed to convince him to vote for the stimulus package, Akin replied, “I don’t believe in the myth that all the spending programs that FDR implemented in the Great Depression pulled us out of the Great Depression. I believe that they made the Depression.”
Um, FDR came into office years after the onset of the Depression. How could he have made the Depression? And GDP and employment rates rose after the implementation of New Deal policies, while bank failures declined. Private investment also rose after the implementation of the New Deal.
It’s times like these that you just want to pat Akin on the head and say, “That’s nice. Now run along and play with your friends while the grownups worry about that.”
Davy Crockett sent it to him via Blackberry
And it’s a good thing, too, because if his constituents really knew who he was he’d be gone—even in the 2nd district! He is really, really stupid.
… and note the childish (and improper English) of the “Democrat” slur. Grow up!
Basically this clown’s flack forgot that Akin voted for the policies that lead us to this disaster.
So without further adew, from the office of Todd “Einstein” Akin:
Akin Opposes Big Government Spending Plan
“Never before have so many owed so much because of so few”
Washington, DC – Congressman Todd Akin, (R-Mo) has voiced his opposition to nearly a trillion additional dollars in government spending being proposed by the Obama Administration and the Democrat majority in their economic stimulus plan.
“This bill places an additional $800 Billion on top of historic levels of debt, and without the realistic promise of actual job creation,” said Congressman Todd Akin. “As a fiscal conservative I opposed the $700 Billion bailout of Wall Street that was proposed during the Bush Administration, so I can assure you my opposition is not motivated by partisanship.”
“If government spending was the answer to our problems, we would have a booming economy,” said Akin. “With our current levels of spending I am concerned that we may end up crashing our economy in the long term, and creating levels of debt that we may find impossible to afford.”
“If this bill is passed on top of the $700 Billion in bailout funds that was authorized just months ago, we are in uncharted waters of deficit spending,” stated Akin. “As a nation we have never been here before, and never before in history, have so many, owed so much, because of so few.
Akin was quoting a doctor listed on Quackwatch, the “nobel-nominated” William Hammesfahr, to justify intervening in her situation. This guy is seriously lacking in the intellligence department.