On Tuesday, Illinois GOP State Rep. Mike Bost gave an impassioned plea over the state's Democrat-led pension reform bill, and the video has been making the rounds since. There was some shouting; there was some throwing paper in the air. There were some nonplussed folks sitting around him.
The Washington Post's Fix blog christened it "one of the best political rants you’ll ever see."
The Huffington Post offers a little context:
His tirade came on the heels of a new pension reform proposal -- Senate Bill 1673 -- being approved by a state pension committee and heading to the House floor for discussion within a matter of hours -- before lawmakers could even read it, Bost argued, according to WSIL.
Willie Geist picked up on it this morning during Way Too Early and then brought it over to Morning Joe after.
Watch and tell us what you think. Is this one of the best rants you've ever seen? What tops it?
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Wow..this man needs to talk to someone....talk about anger management. I think he went over the top and needs to take a week off.
He apparently forgot to take his meds....
How much does he get paid to throw a temper tantrum?
You people find it acceptable to push through a 200-page bill without giving those voting on it the right to read and understand what's in it? You accept the current way our government operates? I wish there were more people like this man who would stand up and say, "enough is enough"! Or is it because it's a Democrat sponsored bill and he's from the GOP?
He's out of his mind but he's right. Legislatures do this all the time. Zero members of Congress read the Affordable Healthcare Act. Especially during budget periods when things are last-minute, the legislatures get things on the floor right out of committee. No way they read it.