Flamboyant Incompetence

I love this phrase “flamboyant incompetent,” used in the following article to describe yet another Representative (Dana Rohrabacher) who is under investigation for fraud in connection with optioning a $23,000 screenplay about Homeland Security.

Another California Republican, Representative Dana Rohrabacher from Orange County, has acknowledged receiving a $23,000 option on a screenplay from a Hollywood producer who last month was charged with multiple counts of fraud in connection with an investment scheme.

Mr. Rohrabacher acknowledged introducing the producer, Joseph Medawar, to several officials in Washington, with the understanding that Mr. Medawar was working on a television series about the Department of Homeland Security.

Mr. Rohrabacher said that the House ethics committee had approved his screenplay deal with Mr. Medawar and that he was unaware of any possible fraud.

"I have not seen all the evidence," he said. "Whether he is a flamboyant incompetent or he's a con man will be determined by the jury."

Flamboyant Incompetence. . .that could describe a lot of things: the president, our “representatives” in congress as a whole, Hollywood, the F.B.I. . .you name it, the list would go on, and on. . .