Leather-Jacketed Congressman Makes Up His Own Rules

WASHINGTON, DC–U.S. Rep. Vinnie Abruzzo (I-NY), the greasy-haired, leather-jacketed legislator who joined Congress in January 1999, is fast earning a reputation as a man who makes up his own rules. “Just yesterday, Vinnie introduced H.R. 4673, which would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the establishment of medical security accounts for individuals who are 40 or older,” said Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC). “When he did that, we were all like, ’Whoa, this guy’s got his own set of laws he’s making up here.’ If we don’t like it, I guess we could vote ’Nay,’ but I don’t know if that’d be such a good idea.”