Republican Congressman Steve King: 'I Absolutely Think Social Security Was A Bad Idea"

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Republican congressman: 'I think that Social Security was a bad idea'

David Nir

Sometimes, some Republican says something so stupid, we don't even need to explain why it's so profoundly idiotic. This is one of those times. Here's freshman GOP Rep. Steve Knight, at a debate with his two Democratic opponents Thursday night:

“I think that Social Security was a bad idea. I do. I absolutely think it was a bad idea. I think that what should have happened was we should have had the government sit down with the private sector and build a system that people could take with them."

There's video, too—the kind of video that is ready-made for a Democratic attack ad. The question now is which Democrat will emerge to take on Knight. Attorney Bryan Caforio has caught the eye of national Democrats and has managed to bring in some (but not that much) money; Agua Dulce Town Council member Lou Vince, meanwhile, has the support of local Democrats but has raised almost nothing.

Mitt Romney only carried California's 25th District by a 50-48 margin, and Knight has proven he's dumb enough to put this Los Angeles-area seat in play almost on his own, but it'll still take a strong effort from Democrats to dislodge him.