I was about to say, "Well, you're certainly welcome!" but on second thought I don't think he was thanking me:
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer suggested Tuesday that voters are to blame for the partisan bickering and standoffs that have defined Congress this year.
The Maryland Democrat said voters are “absolutely right” to think that “Congress isn't working very well.” But that dysfunction, he said, is largely of their own making.
“The American people have every right to be angry [and] disappointed by the performance of the Congress,” Hoyer told reporters in the Capitol. “Of course, the American people have also elected people with hard stances, so that to some degree the American people are realizing the results of their votes.
“If elections have consequences — which I think they do — some of those consequences are getting what you vote for,” Hoyer added. “In this case, many people voted for people who thought compromise was not something that they ought to participate in.”
Actually, partisan bickering and gridlock were just my backup plan. My real goal was to kick all the profligate progressives out of office.
