This was a classic clip from the "Super Bowl of Freedom" rally to protest health care reform.

I didn't just post this clip to show that John Boehner's an idiot (although he is). What really got me wasn't so much what he was saying as what he was insinuating.

He was saying how he was standing with the founding fathers and with freedom loving Americans. Does he really think that people that hold an opposing view are against the constitution and freedom?

It reminds me of some of the idiotic debates I used to have over religion back in my missionary days. Not uncommonly somebody would sanctimoniously say something along the lines of, "Well I have the Bible on my side!" Of course all that they really had was their own interpretation of the Bible that conveniently fit their own preconceived notions. Nevertheless, once they said that, the argument was settled as far as they were concerned.

I look at a lot of these debates over the constitution in much the same light.

All of which makes Boehner's screw-up such a classic. This is the guy that is standing with the founding fathers and loves freedom. This is the guy that just happens to be carrying around a pocket copy of the U.S. Constitution and is ready to teach people like me something about it. This is the top ranking Republican in the House of Representatives!!! Then it turns out he can't even distinguish between the most famous lines of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

I think this short video speaks volumes.