If you had to guess,

[AngryDem001]

what would you say your local congresscritter's IQ is?

[H2O Man]

1. 13

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

2. "Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself."

Mark Twain

[femmocrat]

3. The same as his shoe size. nt

[HereSince1628]

4. My problem isn't my congressman's wits; my problem is how he uses them.

This is the same problem is found across wide swaths of the greedy.

[Taitertots]

8. You beat me to it. They aren't dumb, they're smart, and good at getting what they want.

I wish we wanted more of the same things.

[Maedhros]

5. Earl Blumenauer is no rocket scientist, but he's reasonably sharp. [n/t]

[Major Nikon]

6. Kenny Marchant, room temperature

[Rex]

7. Depends, in south Texas they can range from 2 to 22.

With the exceptional ones hovering around 40.

[Hekate]

9. Lois Capps is quite bright. She has a Master's degree in Nursing and another Master's in...

...Religious Studies. (Her late husband Walter, who was Congressman before her, was a professor of Religious Studies at UCSB.) She works very very hard; I'm sorry she's retiring.

[mcar]

11. Rich Nugent

I don't think he has an IQ.

[bigwillq]

12. Totally misread this post

I thought it said:

"what would you say your local congresscritter's HQ is?"

HQ as in Headquarters



Don't ask me why I thought it said that. Long day, I guess. Worked days instead of my usual 3-11 and I didn't have my daily nap today.

I would guess my local congresscritter's IQ is average to above average. I live in CT, and my Local (State Rep) is a fairly intelligent lady.

[surrealAmerican]

13. above average

She seems pretty bright. She's a good liberal too.

[madamesilverspurs]

14. 9

Ken Buck is NOT smart. Rather, he IS trained and obedient (but not to his constituents).

[PowerToThePeople]

15. Honestly? Probably 105.

[stage left]

16. I think about minus 10.

My Rep is Trey Gowdy. The only big word he knows is Benghazi.

[yuiyoshida]

17. No idea but I really love

Barbara Boxer

[Mr. Robot]

18. 135..

[Brother Buzz]

19. I'm guessing just north of mine

A BA from Berkeley and an MBA from Harvard is fine and dandy, but two years in the Peace Corps is my best measure of his mettle; he consistently walks the walk.

[Bluenorthwest]

20. Peter DeFazio clearly intelligent and better yet, highly principled.

nt