I Love Yew, Texas Democrats UPDATED
Texas Democrats in the state house are subjected to all manner of conspiracy theories and science fiction. Bless their hearts, for the most part they have been kind and kept their noses to the grindstone.
But every now and then, they just lose it.
Joe Pickett, a Democrat from El Paso wanted to give the security detail at the Federal Reserve Bank limited power to arrest people. You know, bad guys who might try to steal our federal reserve.
Republican Rep. Jon Strickland of Bedford was having none of that because, you know, it’s the FED! We don’t like the fed and we certainly don’t want to give them arrest powers.
So, Strickland drew him a picture.
Thanks to Larry for the heads up.
Oh yeah, it gets better. Through the miracle of modern journalism, we can bring you a report from cub reporter Glen Maxey in the actual capitol of the actual state of Texas and saw all this stuff.
Check the comments from Glen in the appropriately named “comments” section.
There’s even a spiffy YouTube of Pickett whacking Stickland a second time.
Lesson of the day: do not needlessly hack off the chairman of a committee where you have a bill pending. Addendum to Lesson of the Day: do not commit a felony to make your bill look popular.
Thelma says those two need to kiss and make up. I imagine that asses will be involved.
The whole story is here.
I always thought that the Fed security detail had that power, that it came with the uniform. Silly little old me!
As for Strickland, I bet he takes phone messages with a crayon!
1Strickland drew the picture or Pickett drew the picture? Looks like it should have been Pickett….
Can we get climate change explained in this form, or some similar form that even Republicans might be able to grasp?
2Thank Goodness, these idiots are only in session for a limited time…. every other year.
3Rhea, yes in the article at the link it is clear that Pickett drew the picture.
4Miemaw, or not, as with our NV Hall of Shamers who have too much time on their hands. Instead of part-time legislative agendas, think maybe we should deny them so much as a coffee break. Keep them too busy to dream up their st00pid. If stupidity were a felony, we could simply throw a padlock on our state capitol and be done with it.
5Hopefully that picture wasn’t to complex for Mr. Strickland.
6Yup, it was certainly Pickett. But Strickland is still the one who uses crayons to take phone messages.
7maggie, there ought to be a law: “no crayons for Republicans,” after Dubya and Darth Dickey scribbled all over our Constitution, while creating 3 generations of Al Qaeda, as well as 3 generations of Ya’ll Qaeda ammosexuals.
I am all for younger people in Congress, especially women. But I need to refine my parameters to Democratic young women. Cruz, Paul, Rubio, Ernst and the latest demented duck, Cotton make life simple: vote Republican and enter the sweepstakes of crazy. Pretty good odds, 50/50, destroy the planet through greed or nuclear war.
Not being into the rapture, end times or the imaginary second coming of the dude nailed to the cross, I’d kinda sorta like to do what we need to do to keep Earth habitable and sustainable for all citizens.
Going to the ballot box and voting “R” (no hyperbole intended) is equivalent to grabbing the Presidential Football and pressing the “R” destruction button.
8sigh*
9Clearly it is not safe for Republicans to carry crayons. They’re too sharp (the crayons, not the Republicans).
10Mr. Stickland knocked off this Pickett bill from the Consent Calendar which means it has to wait its turn on the general calendar for House debate.
Later in the evening, Mr Stickland had a bill being heard before the Transportation Committee… wait for it… chaired by Mr. Pickett. Mr. Pickett notices a long list of citizens registered electronically at the kiosk in the Capitol. None of which appear to be at the hearing. So from the dais he begins calling them on his cell phone with it on speaker and being recorded into the record. Something like this ” Hello, This is Chairman Pickett and I see you are registered to support a bill at the Legislature. Are you in Austin now? or today? Response from other person ” Uhhh. no. I’m in Bedford.
Ooops. Rep Stickland’s minions were registered witnesses to these bills from constituents who weren’t aware of it.
There’s a committee for this: General Investigating. They had nothing on their plate to do. Now they do. Laws have been broken (but I guess that’s not important to Tea Party crazies).
11That is just precious! One must always keep in mind that the rules just don’t apply to folks like Strickland and his minions, who were, no doubt just following orders, (kinda reminds me of Chris Christy…).
The Tea Party: fascists in libertarian clothing.
@Glen Maxey, thank you for being up late and filling us in!
12Juanita Jean: Let me update you on the nomenclature. Young rotund gay men are cuts. Old fat bald gay men are bears. I am a BEAR reporter.
13ROTFLMAO!
I heart Glen Maxey.
Bears Rock!
14Glen Maxey, “Laws have been broken (but I guess that’s not important to Tea Party crazies).”
Guess that explains how the ‘independent’ Tea Baggers became so comfortable within the the establishment status quo Republicans. End justifies the means, even when there is no goal.
*desk head bang* *face palm* And a few expletives I won’t express out of respect for Mama.
Seriously could the GOP be more discordant? Just taking a few of the favorite expressions from the TGOP. Family values, rule of law, the Constitution, …. oh and their special cry: “smaller government.”
Generally I am not in favor of new laws, as we can act within the current crop of laws to do business. For example, RICO and the Patriot Act to my mind violated pre-existing law. However … maybe we could scare Republicans into a semblance of sanity with a law against st00pid. Felony stupidity, punishable by restriction from holding public office and/or voting in any election.
15Wish those Republican’ts would listen to Forrest Gump’s mama:
16“Stupid is as stupid does.” They sure have been doin’ a heap of stupid.
Texas cops and Stickland!
17http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2013/06/jonathan_stickland_says_ridicu.php