John McCain In His Own Words

“I would rather have a clean government than one…where ‘First Amendment rights’ are being respected that has become corrupt. If I had my choice I’d rather have a clean government.” - John McCain on Imus, as quoted by Matt Welch at Reason.

The sad part in these words is that a lot of Americans agree with McCain - including almost all Democrats in Congress and a giant chunk of Republicans.

The ironic part is that this level of agreement is evidence of how corrupt the government has become. And the more the government undermines the First Amendment, the more corrupt it will become.