Thursday, May 24, 2007

Truth in Politics

House Minority Leader John Boehner, speaking to a private gathering of Republican activists last night, called the Senate's immigration compromise bill a "piece of shit" but said that he had promised President Bush earlier in the day that he would let his teeth be a barrier to such thoughts in public.

I admire this type of candor, even if it is unofficial.  It's too bad the rest of the career politicians in DC let their wallets act as barriers to doing the right thing in public.