Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) offered some thoughts on environmental policy (LOL)

[Are_grits_groceries]

"This whole thing strikes me if it weren't so serious as being a comedy, you know. I mean, we just went from winter to spring. In Missouri when we go from winter to spring, that's a good climate change. I don't want to stop that climate change, you know. Who in the world want to put politicians in charge of the weather anyways? What a dumb idea. <...>

"Some of the models said that we're going to have surf at the front steps of the Capitol pretty soon. I was really looking forward to that. <...>

"We've been joined by another doctor, a medical doctor but also a guy who graduated from high school science as well, from Georgia, my good friend, Congressman Gingrey.... So to have actually a guy who's passed high school science is tremendously helpful. And Dr. Fleming from Louisiana."

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/

Paging Ms. Bachman to the white courtesy phone. I guess this is the mating cry of the loons.

[Turbineguy]

1. Where do they find

these people?

And why do they put them in government?