Sunday, July 24, 2011

State Rep. Robin Vos Wins Clunky Quote Of The Year Award

Or maybe it's The Grandiosity Prize: you be the judge.

Robin Vos is a Wisconsin Republican State Assemblyman from Burlington, the co-chairman of the budget committee, an opponent of commuter rail, former roommates with RNC Chairman Reince Priebus, and the owner several businesses, including RoJo's, a popcorn-making firm - - but a talented wordsmith (or perhaps sagacious manager/editor of staff research?) he is not.

This is Vos' contribution to a long Sunday Journal Sentinel Sunday piece on the politics of rail transit:

"It is the job of every generation to be the Van Helsing who slays the vampire that sucks the taxpayers' blood - that is, the train," said state Rep. Robin Vos (R-Rochester), a leading rail transit opponent. 
The Grandiosity Prize is suggested by his Van Helsing reference. 

Van Helsing Poster    Pass the popcorn.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

That's just weird.

James Rowen said...

He's the Assembly leadership's choice to serve as Finance Committee co-chair.

A. Wag said...

So says the short guy.

Paul Trotter said...

You slay those evil vampires Mr. Popcorn. Who's going to slay the road builders that suck my taxpaying blood dry?
FYI -tried Rojo's popcorn at the tire dealership and frankly found it way too salty and what is that yellow stuff on it?

Anonymous said...

let's see if i can out-clunk him:" like van helsing, we all have a stake (in our futures)."