And speaking for the Congressman today is ...

“ THE GOOD In response to the question “What percentage of the American legislature do you think are card carrying Marxists, Internationalists, or Socialists?” West claimed that there are: “78 to 81 members of the Democrat Party that are members of the Communist party.”   When asked if they hide it, West responded, “No, they actually don’t hide it, it’s called the Congressional Progressive Caucus.”   Spot-on THE BAD Later, however, after the remarks were mentioned in an article in the Palm Beach Post, West’s campaign manager, Tim Edson, told a reporter for The Daily Caller that West “was making a jab at the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and not making an outlandish, McCarthyesque allegation.” I'm not picking on Alan West, this is standard practice.  "West’s campaign manager, Tim Edson ..." corrected him.  I'm was looking for Rep. West's follow-up quote ' I can speak for myself without the help of weasel-wording.'" -  Didn't find it. I'm not familiar with any "outlandish, McCarthyesque allegation.”  Well, I blame him if he didn't rap Edson's knuckles. ”