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The national media is on this like green on grass.

… in December of 2000, when Perry was about to take over the governorship from president-elect Bush, he said something that could come back to haunt him. “Certainly, you are not going to see a great philosophical difference between Rick Perry and George Bush,” he said. “We share the same type of philosophy.”

Thanks to Carol for the heads-up.

And a little reminder from Molly and Virginia Mary —

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In a move opposed by almost every chief law enforcement officer in the State of Texas, the Texas Senate has decided that there are just too damn many Mexicans in Texas.

The bill, SB 9 by state Sen. Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands, would deny state funds to entities that prohibit peace officers and employees of special districts from inquiring into the status of a person arrested or detained for the investigation of crime. It also expands the federal government’s Secure Communities initiative to all detention facilities, and codifies tighter regulations for applicants for driver’s licenses and state-issued IDs. Gov. Rick Perry added the measure to the special session agenda last week.

“This, of course, turns our already understaffed police departments into immigration officers, because apparently there is not enough crime in Texas to keep them busy,” Juanita comments.  “So while Jim Bob is shootin’ up the parking lot at The Mustang Lounge because Darlene danced with some outta town cowboy who needs to die for it, our police officers will be busy toting Jaime off to jail for minding his own business while washing dishes at Trudy’s Taco Plaza.”

“I have to suspect this bill would exclude undocumented workers who work at the Senate Republicans houses for dirt pay,” she smirks.

I am a fifth generation Texan.  One of my neighbors is a woman my age who is a sixth generation Texan.  She’s proudly Hispanic, and likes to say, “I didn’t cross the border.  The border crossed me.”  Now you tell me which one of us is going to asked to prove our citizenship in a traffic stop.

Today’s Vacation Bible School Verse for Republicans:  Exodus 22:21

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I guess you’ve heard that Rick Perry went on Fox News and called himself a prophet.

No, Dude, a Magic 8 Ball, a rabbit’s foot, and a  pre-owned Ouija board that Kay Bailey Hutchison never took out of the box does not make you a prophet.

Now you guys hush and quit making fun of Rick.  He thinks he’s the King of Texas.

If I could get close enough to stick a pin in his ego, that poor son of goat would fly around the state backwards for a full week.

Matthew 7:15  Look it up

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Minnesota Republican Representative Rep. Tom Hackbarth got a letter from from one of his constituents asking him to “chose to ask the most fortunate among us to pay their fair share or you could inflict severe pain on the middle-class and vulnerable Minnesotans.”

Hackbarth floored it in neutral, busted his bloomers, reved up his engines, and replied —

Tom de Torquemada

“I can’t believe what I’m hearing from folks? All similar letters to yours.

“Are you a Union member? If so, are they the communist giving you this propaganda?

“Do you know the who, what, when, where, why, and how, of Fidel Castro?

“Hitler rose to power using and blaming the jews for the destruction of the German economy. Castro built his army of murderers by blaming the rich bankers and capitalist for destroying Cuba and taking advantage of the Cuban people.

“Hummmmm?

“Representative Hackbarth.”

I do believe he hit the Big Three there:  Commies, Hitler, and Castro.  I suspect Stalin is covered under the commie title, but I cannot believe he forgot Vlad the Impaler.

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I checked headlines at both CNN and MSNBC this morning.   It must be a sad time in the news business.

MSNBC headlined WHO?

CNN headlined WHAT?

Sorry, but I can’t bring myself to go to Fox News.

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Juanita and the gang watched the Republican Presidential debate last night.

She was deeply disappointed that John King did not ask, “Okay, show of hands, who’s packing heat tonight?”

Juanita says she was a tad unnerved that Newt Gingrich has apparently stolen his wife’s hairdo.  “That’s not a do,” she says, “it’s a fascinator.  You could have won the hat prize at the royal wedding with the Gingrich duo hair.”

Thelma called it The Koch Brothers American Idol.

We all still think that only two of them are actually running for President – the rest just want attention real bad.

And if they have another debate without asking every audience member for proof of citizenship, a handgun license, and a baptismal certificate, we’re calling them hypocrites.