If you think for one damn minute that Donald Trump getting elected made Louie Gohmert’s IQ any higher, please assure your curiosity that No, It Did Not.

Vice President Mike Pence agreed to meet privately with House Republicans

At the GOP retreat here in Philadelphia, a handful of the House’s most conservative lawmakers peppered Pence with questions on topics ranging from the 2012 Benghazi terrorist attack to the 2013 IRS tea party-targeting scandal.

And when there’s a whole handful of Republicans, you can count on Louie being there.

So, Louie gets an audience with the vice-president and what did Louie see as the biggest problems facing America?

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) spoke during the meeting, and said the intelligence community lied about what happened in Benghazi, Libya. Sources in the room said it was hard to follow, but Pence politely thanked him and suggested he and Trump would look into it.

Benghazi.

Bendamnghazi. That’s the biggest problem in America right now.

Honey, if Louie Damn Gohmert lets go of anything, it’s gonna have claw marks all over it.

Biggest understatement of the year: Louie’s argument was “hard to follow.”  We solved that one right here at the beauty salon in June of 2014.

But the people in east Texas don’t have a problem following him.  They have followed him right off a cliff.

Thanks to Alfredo over at the Dairy Queen for the heads up.

One of the first things that TwitterFinger did last Friday was to order the shutdown of the White House comment line where you could call to express an opinion about issues that were important to you.  The number, 202-456-1111, now has a recording that says it’s “currently closed” and to leave an opinion via Facebook or the White House website.  Contrary to his assertions of turning the government back to the people, he’s actually trying to take it away from the people, and shutting down the phone line is just one step in that process.

But worry not.  There is a solution! As we all know, Cheeto Jesus has refused to disentangle himself from his businesses which puts him in direct conflict with law and the Constitution.  However, there is an upside to him owning this vast network of businesses.  These businesses, since they are directly connected to him, are actually individual White Houses.  When CJ’s business partners want to contact him, they don’t call the White House, they call the business in which they have interest.  So, we can do the same thing!

White House Inc. built by the same folks who ran Bernie Sanders digital campaign, is the solution for you to reach the, uh…erp, president through his businesses.  All you do is put in your name, phone number and email address and you will receive an automated call that will then randomly connected to one of his businesses.  You may get a startled reservations clerk, but you can give your opinion about whatever issue that’s important to you.  It’s the same thing as calling the comment line and speaking to a volunteer, since whoever is answering these calls is directly connected to their employer.  Give it a try!

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Clay Bennett, Chattanooga Times Free Press

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I jut realized that we went from a Taco Truck on Every Corner to the President of Mexico refusing to come to America to meet with our government.

I call this severe regression.  Another week and we’ll be in the dark ages.

Just sayin’.

I’m on the road but if this is true, I am freaking out.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s job running the State Department just got considerably more difficult. The entire senior level of management officials resigned Wednesday, part of an ongoing mass exodus of senior foreign service officers who don’t want to stick around for the Trump era.

Guys – even the Dutch are making fun of us.

(The imitation of Trump after the opening is well worth your time.)

Thanks to everybody overseas for the heads up.