Maybe I should think about it, huh?

Dick Dodge:

[after inviting them to join their conversation, referring to the controversy that electromagnetic fields from powerlines cause cancer]
Thomas and I were just talking about... powerlines Thomas Jefferson Johnson:
[referring to including the EPA to investigate this controversy]
I think we ought to have those hearings Dick Dodge:
well, now look Thomas, why don't we get Olaf's "take" on this? Olaf Andersen:
well, it's tragic, I mean cancer's a terrible thing but there's no way you can "link" it to powerlines: now the "truth" is... Thomas Jefferson Johnson:
[interrupts him]
wait a minute, there's been "studies" that shows... Zeke Bridges:
[interrupts him]
every "study" that says "one thing", I'll show you a "study" saying another. We've "studied" this ourselves Thomas Jefferson Johnson:
what if you guys are all wrong? Olaf Andersen:
well, Thomas, do you want us to move the powerlines? I mean, do you know how much it'll cost to bury those things in Florida alone? We're talking five billion dollars Zeke Bridges:
not counting the liability claims Terry Corrigan:
how would you like it for the people in your district to think of you as the fella who tripled their electric bill? Thomas Jefferson Johnson:
[after thinking it over]
I just thought that if we had the hearings... Terry Corrigan:
[interrupts him]
think of it for a moment, son. You hold your hearings, overnight, everyone who lives near a substation will find the value of his home in the toilet: you'll "kill" the real estate market Zeke Bridges:
you'll "kill" the insurance company Terry Corrigan:
you'll "kill" the school district Olaf Andersen:
you'll kill" the local economy Dick Dodge:
[referring to these difficult decisions come with the job of holding politic office]
son, the system ain't perfect but the "fleas" come with the dog" Thomas Jefferson Johnson:
maybe I should think about it, huh?