Sometimes the Village Idiot says what everyone else is thinking.

If there ever was a Village Idiot in the current crop of Republican presidential candidates, Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Neptune) is it. Still, is he saying what the others are thinking?

Tancredo, a Colorado congressman, said "enough is enough," aiming to head off requests for more money to help New Orleans recover from the hurricane that ravaged the city and much of the Gulf Coast two years ago this week.

Tancredo tossed about the figure $114 billion as how much the feds have given New Orleans. Reality, of course, is a bit different:

Blanco said the $114 billion figure Tancredo referred to was an allocation spread among five states - Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Florida - in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma.

Saying Tancredo is an asshole is so redundant. Oh, what the heck, it's Friday. What an asshole! There's no real arguing with stupidity of this magnitude, but the red-staters of Louisiana should start asking the other GOP candidates if they agree with Tancredo. Someone should ask Piyush the same question.

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