Listening to the American people
I love this. Listen to Congressman Schock as he starts out by qualifying who he needs to listen to. From TP: One of the Republican Party’s main electoral themes was that it was going to “listen to the American people,” as its “America Speaking Out” campaign claimed to do. In an op-ed published following the election, the incoming Speaker of the House, Rep. John Boehner (R-OH), exclaimed that “current representatives have an obligation to listen to the American people” during the “lame duck” legislative session. Last night, Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL) was asked about listening to the American people during an appearance on