Opting out
Rep. Ted Poe told Congress Friday that he is “opting out” of the stimulus package. According to the fiery Texas conservative, the idea came from his wrecker-driving pal back home, Sammy Mahan.
Poe recalled Mahan telling him, “Unlike you government boys, I can’t spend money I don’t have. So I want you to opt me out of this deal.’… Give me a form. I want to sign it. You take $10,000 off that $790 billion, and I don’t want to pay it because I don’t have the money.”
It was enough for Poe, who said, “I suspect that if most Americans read this bill and they realized how much it was going to cost them personally, they would want to opt out of this deal.”
He went on to say, “Since people I represent can’t opt out, I am going to opt out for them. And that’s just the way it is.” Somehow, we get the feeling that it’s not.
