Elected ≠ Smart

I remember being a boy and having such reverence for elected officials.  I was certain that they were the smartest of the smart, that they had the wisdom and judgment to debate the worlds most complicated issues. 

Jeez, was I sooooo wrong.  Here's Arizona State Senator Sylvia Allen, after voting to open up uranium mining in the state and assuring Arizona citizens that all those fancy regulations are really kinda lame since the earth has "been here 6,000 years" without all that environmental nonsense.

(h/t TYWKIWDBI)