This is not the first time Hinchey has said things beyond the pale. About two years ago, he characterized US troop actions in Iraq as a "massacre."
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/879138/posts
Hinchey is a member of the Democrat's Progressive (read Marxist) Caucus.
Just on FOXNEWS 6:33pm
Hinchey story reported by Brit Hume.