Dan Burton, Indiana Repub asshole extaordinaire defines the word "compromise"

[Contrary1]

"Standing before an overflow crowd at the Carmel Public Library on Wednesday evening, U.S. Rep. Dan Burton repeatedly insisted he did not want the town hall meeting his office had arranged to turn into a partisan event.

Even though he used the word "socialistic" several times to describe President Barack Obama and freely expressed his hard-line conservative views, Burton truly seemed to try to keep the event from turning into a raucous political rally. But it was a hard task. The crowd was filled almost solely with Republicans who occasionally quoted Rush Limbaugh and wanted most of all, it seemed, to urge Burton and his fellow House conservatives to put up better fights against Democrats.

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Others criticized the notion that Republicans, who control the House, need to compromise with Democrats, who control the Senate and White House. On that point, Burton agreed, promising to compromise only if the compromise is based strictly on four House Republican principles: a balanced-budget amendment, no new taxes and spending cuts. He then apologized for not being able to remember the fourth principle.

He won hearty applause, though, when he noted he had voted against the recent debt-ceiling bill and when he said that, with two parties that have vastly different fiscal views, "There's nothing to compromise about. You have to stand your ground."

More: http://www.indystar.com/article/20110812/NEWS08/108120348

[tanyev]

1. Aw, not "socialistical"?

Maybe next time.

[louis-t]

8. Socialisterific.

Er, something.

[arbusto_baboso]

2. I'd like to hear Burton define "socialist".

I'm sure he can't. I'm sure none of the media will ask him, either.

Danny doesn't know what socialism is, but he knows that them damn dirty nigras and joos are part of it, so that's enough for him to know it's pure evil...

[louis-t]

11. He can't, but I can give you an idea of what Socialism means

to repugs. If you have only five bucks in your pocket, and it's the last five bucks you have, that's Socialism. If you are forced to take that five bucks out of your pocket and give it to the richest guy on the planet, that's Free Market.

[Vinnie From Indy]

3. Ol' Danno is as dirty as they come

What is truly amazing is that his constituents in Hamilton County are so steeped in Rush Limbaugh and FOX News that they cannot see the freight train barreling down on them. I am never failed to be amazed when watching so many people cheer for their own destruction and pain.

[murielm99]

4. Watermelon Dan?

Dan who was so convinced the Clintons killed Foster that he conducted his own ballistics tests, in his backyard, shooting at watermelon that represented Foster's head?

That Dan? :rofl: :rofl:

[Art_from_Ark]

5. The 4th principle is

"Destroy everything that is for the public benefit"

Dan "Watermelon Shooter" Burton can stick his Republican principles where the sun don't shine.

[Kerrytravelers]

6. His Republican principals are so important to him, he can't remember them without crib notes.

[Major Hogwash]

7. If the debt ceiling had not been raised, how bad does he think the financial collapse of the world's

economy would play in his home state?

At least he's not out shooting any more cantaloupes.

[Angry Dragon]

9. Would the payment of wages to federal politicians be

considered a form of socialism??

[JackintheGreen]

10. Our chief weapon in surprise. Fear and surpise

Our TWO weapons are fear and surprise...