Dicky Durbin -- How'd this guy get to be a Senator?Showing why he's garned the fitting admonition "Dick Durbin before he dicks You", Senator Dick Durbin on today's Meet the [de]Press[ed] displayed not only a complete lack of basic Economics 101 understanding, but a total anti-capitalist philosophy.
Durbin: "Am I the only one of your guests here that think that profit taking is a problem?"
Earth to Durbin! Come in, Durbin. "Profit taking" is the bedrock of capitalism. Dope. Here's the
transcript and the
podcast so you can get the entire flavor of Durbin's nuttiness.
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