Most of you remember Debbie Riddle, our State Representative who slept in the hallway of the State House for three days in order to be the first to file an anti-immigrant bill, but you could hire undocumented workers if they were part of your household staff.  And there was the terror babies and the starve the children thing.

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Debbie, with all her sanctimonious finger wagging, has come up with a scam that even the slimiest member of the Lege hasn’t tried yet.

The men and women who are inmates at the Texas Department of Corrections make stuff.  Gorgeous stuff.  They make the leather chairs used in the Lege and breath-taking leather goods.

Members of the Lege can purchase these things, but they cannot resell them.

But, Debbie Riddle figured out that she can give them away in exchange for a “donation.” Not a sell, mind you, but a donation to her political campaign.

Most folks say it doesn’t pass the smell test.  Hell, it doesn’t even pass the see or touch test.

Debbie is holding a fundraiser.

In her invitation, Riddle includes several “participation” levels: $1,000, $3,000, $5,000, $10,000, $15,000 and $20,000.

Each level of payment is awarded a corresponding gift, including the Capitol furniture produced by Texas prisoners. A color brochure with photographs of each gift was thoughtfully folded into the “Leadership Summit” invitation.

“Please note the donor gift items are exclusive and cannot be purchased on the open market,” Riddle advises. “The descriptions seem inadequate for most of these items, and you will find an enclosure with photographs to show their beauty.”

Juanita has read the Texas Ethics Commission code on what you can spend campaign fund on.  The answer:  damn near anything!  Hell, you can buy a car with those funds.

“Oh Good Lord, Woman!” Juanita shouts toward East Texas, “Don’t you ever wag your church lady finger in my face again.  Donation, my sweet patootie!  You’re selling it to make money that you can spend, you money slut.”

Republicans can find a loophole in the Ten Commandments and the Law of Gravity.