Iowa Republican: 'Buffett rule' proof Obama doesn't 'love this country'

And now, Gentle Readers, it's time for another edition of Tea Party Republicans Say the Darnedest Things. On Thursday, April 19 at a Tea Party rally in Lamoni, Iowa, Think Progress reports that Republican Congressional candidate Dan Dolan declared that President Obama's support of the so-called "Buffett Rule" is proof that he "does not love" the United States of America.

It is Dolan's contention, apparently, that the president is using public support of the Buffett Rule, named for billionaire Warren Buffett, an adjustment designed to bring tax rates on millionaires in line with the rates normal citizens pay, as a wedge issue to divide the country against itself.

Dolan said, "I have a hard time thinking that he loves this country if he’s willing to turn them against themselves for his own advancement."

Public opinion polling shows that the Buffett Rule enjoys a wide margin of support among American citizens, with 72 percent in favor, including 53 percent of Republicans.

Watch video of Dolan's statement, embedded via YouTube, below: