We Don' Need No Steenkin' Mt. Vernon Statement

When it comes to the ridiculous waste of paper that is the Mt. Vernon Statement, nobody has put it better than Russ at That's Right. His advice to those who would spend valuable time coming up with yet another manifesto? Four words:

Learn the Goddamn Constitution.

Hear, hear. We don't need another document, purity test, statement of intent... whatever. As Russ says:

Pick up a copy of the Declaration and the Constitution instead. They’re all the statements you need.

If only we had folks in Washington with that level of common sense...