"The President of the United States says this is the way to put out the fire"

During the first week of FDR's presidency, while the country was dealing with a massive banking crisis, the President sent a bill to Congress asking it to grant him new powers over banking and currency to stem the tide of panicked bank-runs. Bertrand H. Snell, the Republican floor leader of the House, told his caucus "The house is burning down, and the President of the United States says this is the way to put out the fire." The House then passed FDR's bill without a record vote, it was passed by the Senate a couple hours later, and signed into law later that night.

Just take a moment to contrast Snell with John Boehner or Eric Cantor, and then consider whether today's Congressional Republicans really give a damn about their country.