Concept of apples and oranges mystifies Joe Walsh

Joe Walsh may be the most ignorant, hate filled Illinois congressman in my lifetime. Tea Party fanatic Walsh opposed every decent Obama policy, belittled constituents at Town Halls and made outrageous charges without substantiation. A child support scofflaw, Walsh's election  was a fluke of the 2010 Tea Party movement built on fear, loathing and racism. Turned out after one term, Walsh found a megaphone on right wing radio, continuing to pollute the public debate. In his recent immigration debate with Cook County Commissioner Chuy Garcia, Walsh claimed illegals constitute 3.5% of the population but commit 30% of the murders. When it was pointed out that Joe's stats added 48 years worth of illegal murders to the total murder count, he refused to acknowledge the error, saying he'd move to Garcia's district and vote for him if he was wrong. Realtors lining up at Walsh's North Barrington home to facilitate his move to Chicago have a long wait to gain entrance.  

Alas, some folks prefer an ignorant, hate filled xenophobe on talk radio...just as they prefer an ignorant, hate filled xenophobe in the White House.