Texas Republican Representative John Culberson represents a large area of Houston.  Hillary carried his district two years ago and he knows he’s vulnerable.

He also has learned that he ain’t bulletproof.

Culberson is a big military memorabilia collector.  They figure that he’s bought and sold more than $1.3 million in antiques an collectables since 2010. Democrats see the opportunity for hanky-panky here,  because personal collections are exempt from congressional financial reporting. What if he’s buying a rock for $5 and then selling it to a supporter who has already maxed-out donations to Culberson?  What if he’s selling that rock for $10,000?

Additionally, there’s $33,000 in weird charges to Culberson’s campaign account.

In all, they document $32,981 in expenses reported as “books” and “research materials” since 2009, as well as $17,000 on gifts, including antiques and military collectibles, since 2004. More than $5,000 was spent on Civil War memorabilia since 2010.

My personal favorite was the $309 purchase at a place that sells fossils.  Yeah, rocks.  Other than throwing them at some other old fossils to see if they stick, it’s hard to see how buying rocks is a legitimate campaign expense. Culberson’s staff has an answer.

Culberson’s aides explained the purchase as research material on paleo-climatology, a subject that would help him understand climate science for his position on an appropriations subcommittee that oversees the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Culberson does not believe in climate change.  How’s a rock gonna help that?  The rocks in his brain don’t help much at all.

He’s a mess.