Rep. Steve King wants a new House Un-American Activities Committee as part of the Republican Party's new small-government agenda. He also has some interesting ideas about what the new Republican House majority's focus should be:
RSN: Congressman King, what can we do to take our country back?
King: Well, the people have run up a new flag next to Old Glory and that is the Gadsden Flag, don't tread on me. That is the spirit of this renewed America that we have. But what we're doing in Congress now is basically fighting a rearguard action. We're hanging on to the freedom we have. Now we may take some back with this new Congress, but we know we can't sustain this unless we take the culture back.
Back when Clinton was running for President, James Carville coined the slogan “It’s the economy, stupid.” I thought, “Well, that's stupid. It isn't the economy at all. It is the culture. If you get the culture right, you'll get the economy right. Everything will fall into place automatically.”
Obviously, nothing says "small government" like using the coercive power of government to define what kinds of political or cultural behavior are acceptable. King also comments on other pressing matters, such as the need to investigate ACORN, an organization that no longer exists, and make sure the TSA adopts a policy of racial profiling.
