Congressman John Conyers (D., Mich.) recently scoffed at the patently absurd suggestion that he and his colleagues should actually read and understand the contents of a health-care bill prior to voting on it.

Verbatim Quote: “What good is reading the bill if it’s a thousand pages, and you don’t have two days and two lawyers to find out what it means after you’ve read it?”

Two points, if I may.

(1) According to their official biographies, both Congressman Conyers and his perennially pleasant wife, Monica, hold law degrees. Two lawyers. We’re halfway home.

(2) The Congressman is understandably protective of his schedule, and reading a bill does eat up a lot of time. Don’t people realize he’s very busy? Why would anyone suspect that he’d have oodles of time to fritter away on, say, absolutely preposterous fantasies?

His aforementioned spouse, however, may soon have a considerable amount of free time on her hands due to a minor legal issue. Why not let her pore over the legislation (before lights-out), and issue a helpful report during visiting hours?

Bill read, contents summarized, problem solved! What can I say? I’m a solutions-oriented guy.

And if you want a genuine belly laugh at poor Mme. Conyers’ expense, watch the following exchange she had with Detroit school children after her embarrassing city council outburst (linked above).

“You’re an adult. You have that choice.” Best. Quote. Ever.