"I'm busy right now" is the new Washington-speak for, "I'm raising money right now, peasant, leave me alone!

HUMAN EVENTS tried to catch up with John Dingell (D-Mich.), the longest serving member of the House of Representatives, to ask him a simple question about Google and privacy rights.

His answer: "Right now I’m busy."

Busy going attending a fundraiser in one of Washington, D.C.'s posh steak restaurants, while many jobless and decent Michigan residents are lucky to eat a steak and cheese these days?

Yup.

Okay, fine. Since he was "busy" that day, we thanked him and politely walked away.

But then we caught up with him the next day at—are you ready for this—another fundraiser in D.C. Once the hobnobbing concluded, this dude was still too "busy" to answer another basic question, namely, how Democrats can continue to blame President Bush for budget-busting deficits and high unemployment when they have controlled Congress for nearly four years now?

His response? You guessed it!

Too “busy.” See for yourself:

Obama will be in Austin, Houston; fellow Dem Bill White won't

Austin Statesman blogger:

As I reported last night on the Postcards blog, Democratic sources say President Barack Obama will be in Austin and Houston on Aug. 9 for a pair of fundraisers. And Democratic gubernatorial nominee Bill White doesn’t plan to be there.

Said White spokeswoman Katy Bacon, “That week is jam packed, and he’s not scheduled to be in Houston or Austin at all except for the night of the 12th. In August, Bill will be talking with Texans about the future of our state, laying out his plans for the same.”

The president’s approval numbers aren’t good in Texas, and Gov. Rick Perry has repeatedly sought to link Obama and White.

The Austin event will raise money for the Democratic National Committee and the Houston event for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. An e-mail that’s circulating about the Austin fundraiser says it will be held at the Four Seasons.