Maybe it’s the summer heat that’s making Washington politicians a tad grumpy.
Exhibit A: Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., who was in quite a mood Monday at a Center for American Progress event on health reform. The House Energy and Commerce Committee chairman expressed disgust for Senate Republicans’ continued refusal to allow Congress to consider the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act.
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“Excuse me, but those bastards haven’t a place to talk,” Dingell said when referring to congressional Republicans.
“Like Yogi Berra once thought, ‘It is very hard to prophesize when you don’t know the scripture,’ ” he continued.
“If this bill doesn’t pass, then the future of Medicare will be rather black.”
Then he moved on to the White House: “Our lame duck president, George Bush, has 189 days left in office, for those of you not counting.”
Then to John McCain: “I want to stop the unfortunate event of John McCain from taking office by closing the curtain in the ballot box and checking the bottom box of [Barack] Obama for president.”
