Is Alan Grayson a politician, a rock star, or a nut job?

Bilerico Nov 02 09

Florida Rep. Alan Grayson is making a lot of waves on Capitol Hill over health care, and his words seem to be resonating with folks--and enraging others. This video comes directly from Grayson's own Rock-star-like YouTube channel.

How does a first-term unknown Florida Representative get to spar toe-to-toe with TV heavyweight Bill Maher? It may be that he went to the United States House of Representatives floor and said this:

Guts like that aren't common on the hill today. Folks sick of the wishy-washy back-and-forth over health care reform took notice of Rep. Full story...

Tagged: alan grayson, bill maher, capitol hill, florida rep, florida representative, guts, health care reform, house of representatives,

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