Alan Grayson Wonders Aloud If Dick Cheney Is Collaborating With Satan

Senator Alan Grayson continued to play the part last night while guesting on The Ed Show. What part, you ask? Well, for fans of his on the left, he’s a hero for calling out conservative leadership (in particularly Vice President Dick Cheney.) For his detractors on the right, he’s a villain for coarsening the discussion and over-the-top rhertoric — like wondering aloud if Satan himself is writing the introduction to Cheney’s coming memoir.

What did Grayson say? “You know, honestly I think he’s just trying to prime his book tour, his upcoming book tour. He got $2 million to write about his memories, and he’s trying to stay in the public eye in order to push sales for his book. That’s what I think.” Grayson continued, “I’m wondering, though, who’s doing the introduction to his book? Is it Mephistopheles? I don’t know — maybe it’s Satan.” (h/t TPM LIve)

While he may prove to be entertaining, Grayson’s hyperbolic commentary is exactly the sort of dialogue that the left used to call out as offensive. Do as I say, but not as I do?

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