Texas is so full of crazy, it’s only a matter of time before
it swings back to sanity. Right? Gail Collins has a nice rundown of the recent
disgraces of Texas’ Republican politicians—and it doesn’t even include Senator
Ted Cruz!
Representative Louie Gohmert angry that John McCain didn’t
support the government shutdown, said McCain “supported Al Qaeda” in Syria.
(McCain brushed it off, because “if someone has no intelligence, I don’t view
it as being a malicious statement.”)
Representative Steve Stockman, accusing the president and
House Democrats of “curb-stomping veterans.”
Representative John Culberson crying “Let’s roll!” in the move
to shut down the government (and invoking the battle cry against 9/11
terrorists.
Representative Pete Sessions, who summed things up rather
neatly with: “We’re not French. We don’t surrender.”
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst: “I don’t know about you, but Barack
Obama ought to be impeached [sic].”
Greg Abbott, Texas attorney general and gubernatorial
candidate, on the attorney general’s duties: “I go into the office, I sue the
federal government, and then I go home.” (Photo via.)
