Dog Catching Car Analogy

Here is recently-defeated Republican Rep. Bob Inglis's discussion with NPR's Neal Conan host of "Talk Of The Nation." Inglis's "Dog catching the car" remarks appear well into the transcript.


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CONAN: And you've said you think Republican leaders are falling prey to, quote, demagoguery. What do you mean by that?


Rep. INGLIS: Well, I think we need to make sure to focus on real solutions, you know, and not focus so much on scapegoats. And whatever we do, make sure to present credible information because I think there's a real chance of Republicans taking control in November.

And if that's the case, we don't want to be the dog that catches the car, you know, and then what do you do with it. We want to be the folks who have solutions and are ready to go.

CONAN: And by being the dog that caught the car, you mean by electing well, tell us exactly, what do you mean?


(Soundbite of laughter)

Rep. INGLIS: In other words, people that get elected and take control but have no real plans about what to do once taking control. Because what we're in is a very difficult situation in our country, where we have to deal with Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid in order to balance the budget.

And that's going to be a very difficult, difficult task. And it's going to require people of goodwill coming together to find a solution, Republicans and Democrats working together to find a way to get that done.