Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) Comes Under Fire for Referring to Linda Robertson, Ben Bernanke Aide, As a "K Street Whore"

Florida Rep. Alan Grayson is at it again. He recently called Linda Robertson, an aide to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, a "K Street whore." That was just plain disrespectful to this woman and he owes her an apology. His latest gem came during a radio interview a month ago, which seems really weird that it is just now making the rounds on Capitol Hill.

What's equally reprehensible is that Grayson's spokesman, Todd Jurkowsk, said the congressman's comments came in response to an attack from Robertson over the his support of a GOP-backed bill to audit the Federal Reserve. "She actually questioned his understanding of the difference between fiscal and monetary policy," he said in a statement to CNN. "She had the audacity to attack a congressman who used to be an economist. She's a career lobbyist who used to work for Enron and advocates for whatever she gets paid to promote." Still, her response did not warrant such a horrible response from the congressman. Surely he could have been a little more tactful in his response.

The comments are the latest in a string of controversial statements from the freshman congressman, who last month angered Republicans but became a hero to the left when he declared on the House floor that the GOP health care plan is to let sick people "die quickly." He owes this woman an apology and Nancy Pelosi had better have a stern talk with him about the hateful rhetoric that emanates from his mouth.