You can’t get any more flippant or mean-spirited than this (via Sploid):
Rep. Baker of Baton Rouge is overheard telling lobbyists: “We finally cleaned up public housing in New Orleans. We couldn’t do it, but God did.”
Baker explains later he didn’t intend flippancy but has long wanted to improve low-income housing.
I suppose if uh… drowning… the people who live in low-income housing is your idea of improvement, Baker is the guy to re-elect.
Update: House Majority Leader Tom DeLay scored some late asshole points with this asinine question to some Astrodome kids (via Wonkette):
The congressman likened their stay to being at camp and asked, “Now tell me the truth boys, is this kind of fun?”
They nodded yes, but looked perplexed.
woohoo…. morons! And these are the people that were picked to run (read ruin) our country!