Sonny Bono: “tells a great story of walking in one day and saying ``I have got my permit problem solved.'' The bureaucrat behind the…”

“tells a great story of walking in one day and saying ``I have got my permit problem solved.'' The bureaucrat behind the desk said, ``No you don't.'' Sonny Bono said ``Yes, I do''. The bureaucrat said ``No, you don't, Mr. Bono. Nobody solves permit problems without me. I am the one who decides. I represent the government. You can't do anything on your own without me.'' Sonny Bono looked at him and said, ``Oh, yes, I can. I have solved my permit problem. I am going to run for mayor, and I am going to fire you.'' That in essence is a true story of how Sonny Bono got into politics. He did run for mayor, he was successful. He points out, he is not inhumane. He did fire the guy, but turned around and let him be his gardener, so all was not lost. But the point of the story is you have in the U.S. Congress now people who have experience with real world bureaucratic red tape. They have not been raised in the political ranks, where they have chief of staffs and administrative assistants and directors who protect them from the dirty world of red tape which the real world has to contend with. So as your 73 freshmen Members came to the House floor, you have fought for less regulation and more individual responsibility and more individual freedom. I think you have made it. You have got a securities reform litigation signed by the President, the Paperwork Reduction Act signed by the President.…”