“The thing about my jokes is, they don’t hurt anybody. You can take 'em or leave 'em. You can say they’re funny or they’re terrible or they’re good, or whatever, but you can just pass 'em by. But with Congress, every time they make a joke, it’s a law! And every time they make a law, it’s a joke!”
Sometimes you wonder if some of the people who get up and talk in front of legislative bodies and/or TV cameras even listen to what is coming out of their own voice boxes. If they do, it is clear that they have no grasp of irony.