Liz Cheney paid a $200 fine for applying for a fishing license in Wyoming just 72 days after moving there.  Wyoming law states you must live there 356 consecutive days before obtaining a hunting or fishing license.

Wyoming state law provides that: “No person shall procure or attempt to procure any license or tag under this act by false swearing, fraud, or false statement of any kind or in any form.”

Cheney, who is mounting a primary bid against Sen. Mike Enzi (R), claimed earlier this month that the “clerk must have made a mistake.”

She’s a Cheney.  Nothing is her fault.  Hell, her Dad made a man apologize for stepping in front of his rifle fire.

Scratch “personal responsibility” off Republican values.  Replace it with the SODDI explanation:  Some Other Dude Did It.

Thanks to Kyle for the heads up.

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Y’all, just when you think Louie Gohmert might lose his Daily Louie status, along coms this news:  Louie and his congressional friends meet weekly plotting to overthrow Obama.

No, seriously.  And it appears they can all find the room on their own, although I cannot personally attest to that.

Last night speaking at the Republican Party in Marshall, Texas, Louie announced …

“Since May, there’s been a group of senators and about 10 or 12 House members, we’ve been meeting once a week trying to figure out what’s the strategy (to remedy the nation’s current financial and healthcare woes) and (Senator) Mike Lee took the lead on the strategy, and the strategy is to fund every part of government including some things some of us don’t care to fund and completely defund Obamacare,” he said, as reported by the Marshall News Messenger.

Senator Mike Lee wants to shut down the government over Obamacare.

But Louie says the wussies in the GOP are getting on his nerves.

On Tuesday, Gohmert told a tea party audience in Texas that GOP leadership was “scared to death” of laying it on the line for Obamacare.

“They think if we have a shutdown, or a big showdown, we may lose the majority(party status in the House),” he said, “and they will lose their leadership positions.”

Kinda like if Louie talks sane, he loses his Tea Party support.  Same deal, you know.

Thanks to Bernard for the heads up and John for the Louie picture.

So here’s the deal.

Collegedale, Tennessee, became the first city in the state to offer same gender benefits to couples who work for the city.

Among the people that supported the measure was openly gay Collegedale police officer Kat Cooper and her wife. In retaliation, a local church has booted Cooper’s relatives out of the congregation.

It seems that Kat’s parents and family stood beside her in this fight but their church up and decided to shun them over it.  After attending the same church for 60 years …

Leaders at Ridgedale Church of Christ met in private with Kat Cooper’s mother, aunt and uncle on Sunday after the regular worship service. They were given an ultimatum: They could repent for their sins and ask forgiveness in front of the congregation. Or leave the church.

… the family’s support of Kat Cooper was as good as an endorsement of homosexuality, said Ken Willis, minister at Ridgedale Church of Christ.

“The sin would be endorsing that lifestyle,” Willis said. “The Bible speaks very plainly about that.”

People in the town say that Kat’s family practically founded the church.  Her mother has been crying for days.  Kat’s father was an elder there and Kat grew up helping clean the church with her grandmother.

Her family is standing tough, saying there is nothing to apologize or ask redemption for.

Ironically the church is named The Church of Christ.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. Mk. 4.24

3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?

5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.

6 ¶ Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

I would suggest that Kat’s family take their unconditional love pearls as far away from the swine as they can get.

Thanks to Brian for the heads up.

David Dewhurst’s nephew’s wife got picked up for shoplifting.  That on its own would even have gotten picked up in the local newspaper.

David Dewhurst: Texas State Tool

But when you’re white, privileged, powerful, and a complete jerk, things can get out of control faster than a jackrabbit with six legs.

Texas Lt. Governor David Dewhurst called the Allen police department to get the woman out of jail, saying such delightfully loaded things such as, “Sergeant, you don’t know me, but every year I’m the No. 1 pick of all the law enforcement agencies in Texas. I’m the No. 1 pick, and I want you to do whatever is the proper thing,”

Dewhurst also asked for a judge’s cellphone number. He did not get it.

Dewhurst is unaccustomed to not getting what he wants.

Of course Democrats thought this was improper.

But it was Dewhurst’s Republican opponent, Dan Patrick,  who claimed the devil, a Ouija board, and seven sacrificed virgins were involved.

Patrick, who has announced that he will challenge Dewhurst in next year’s GOP primary, called Dewhurst’s call a “blatant abuse of power.”

“I was saddened and disappointed to hear today’s report that David Dewhurst attempted to use his power and influence to get a family member out of jail,” Patrick said in a statement. “The fact that David Dewhurst believes he and his family are above the law is the height of arrogance and recklessness.”

Patrick, Dude, arrogance and recklessness are  in the Republican Bill of Rights so get off your high horse and wipe that poop grin off your face.

And, you can hear the whole call right here and hear the nicest threats you’ve ever heard.

Thanks to everybody for the heads up.

Just when you think that Texas Republicans are the dumbest creatures on God’s green earth, along come Louisiana to grab the crown.

Louisiana Republicans are closely split on who was at fault for the Katrina mess.  But, Obama wins.

According to a Public Policy Polling survey, 29 percent of Louisiana Republicans say President Obama is more to blame for the botched executive branch response to Hurricane Katrina while just 28 percent blamed George W. Bush. A plurality of 44 percent said they were unsure who was more responsible, even though Hurricane Katrina occurred over three years before Obama entered the presidency when he was still a freshman Senator.

That must have been difficult to do after he piloted the airplanes that attacked the World Trade Center.

You know, you’d think the people in Louisiana would remember the Katrina thing because … well, THEY WERE FREEKIN’ THERE.

Thanks to Raphael and Carl for the heads up.