Mr. Speaker, tell it like it is, we are not the greatest nation on the planet; we are the most corrupt nation on the planet...except maybe for Haiti.

In hindsight Mr. Speaker, wouldn't you rather have said this:

"I believe the American people, and their every action, are being ruled, regulated, restricted, licensed, registered, directed, checked, inspected, measured, numbered, counted, rated, stamped, censured, authorized, admonished, refused, prevented, drilled, indoctrinated, monopolized, extorted, robbed, hoaxed, fined, harassed, disarmed, dishonored, fleeced, exploited, assessed, and taxed to the point of suffocation and desperation. America is drowning in a sea of rules and regulations, particularly under the guise of “saving the environment.” We all know something is very wrong and we are trying to fix it." - From A Speech by Tom Deweese September 2009 (Editor’s Note: If that speech were made today, [September 2024] we could add, "The Biden-Harris Administration is the most corrupt Administration in the history of America...nothing to be proud of Speaker Johnson!)