Sumbitch
Texas Republican Congressvarmint Chip Roy is the former Chief of Staff to Ted Cruz. He’s also a rabid climate change denier. And a sumbitch. He’s a sumbitch.
He rejected a $4.4 billion disaster relief bill because it did not have any money in it for Trump’s border wall. Which, while I agree is a damn disaster, does not need any money. His single vote defeated the bill because it had already been hammered out and was on the consent agenda. He was just being a giant sumbitch.
It’s not like a Texas congressman is refusing to help the military and people in foreign states. Oh hell, no. Chip Roy vote also prohibited releasing funds to Texas for hurricane Harvey.
They’ll vote again on it next week when Chip Roy’s vote is just one vote instead of a headline grabbing total wipeout of a bill that everyone agreed on. But that’s another couple of weeks where people will suffer so Trumpians can shake their glitter bootie over the damn wall.
Thanks to everyone for the heads up.
And I expect he claims to be a Christian, too…
1There are graphics available with stick figures should Chip ever take up reading. https://xkcd.com/1732/
Until then here’s one Chip, Orange Foolius, other Republicons and the deplorable who vote for them can use to summarize their climate ‘theories’:
2Our apologies for the steaming pile of poo that keeps disappearing. Even the link went away @3. Suspect the work of Old Scratch McConnell. He’s “good” for anything that’s not good for America. Or, maybe Louie disappeared the pile in one of his efforts to retain his crown as dumbest in Congress.
4In the wake of the wave of “my nudes here” cpmment spam, many commenting systems have made it impossible to embed pictures or videos in a comment.
5For all those that struggled through the bad storms and floods, here’s hoping you have found some respite and can do some relaxing this weekend.
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6Gee since this district touches upon the the misrepresentative cuellar’s district I wonder following his stated belief that in congress that “friendship is more powerful than partisanship.” cuellar will be fundraiseing for chip just as he did for his good friend in opposition to M.J.
7After all who cares about the good of the country if it might offend a “friend” from the whack job right. Must support nutcases who are friends.
Just like Wasserman schultz and the others who have besmirched the d’s repuatation and have actively subverted the values of the party.
If he had a smidgeon of honesty he would run as the thuglican partisan that he is.
Chip Roy is the kind of man who would ask a battalion of firemen to help build a brick wall between his yard and the neighbor’s, while the neighbor’s house is on fire.
8Sorry Mama, but you can’t spell Asshole without Chip Roy AND Ted Cruz!
9Climate denialism pays well.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-the-money-behind-the-climate-denial-movement-180948204/
10megasoid #6, thanks for the links. Excellent!! And much needed.
11He should be called Cow Chip Roy. Since he is a pile of bovine metabolic byproducts.
12What’s another couple of weeks– the Puerto Ricans have been waiting for two damn years.
13north coast # 11
You are welcome. A lot of folks are looking at financial hardship with repairs added to monthly bills. You can’t go anywhere and you just need a break from it all.
There are many more videos on that site to browse.
14His district is gerrymandered to take in some of the most morally bankrupt areas of Texas. It shows the lengths the Texas GOP will go to just to keep power.
151) Which district are those fools trying to build an imitation of the Berlin wall? Privately financed and directed by crook in chief bannon?
2) The only reason I have ever known for people to “secretly” build over long holiday weekends is because they
a) Have no permits
or
b) trying to avoid inspectors? Environmental etc.
does texas have any environmental laws at all? Are any ever enforced, except against poor adding a room?
16But wait another Republican ASSHOLE has to make their point:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gop-representative-blocks-disaster-aid-bill_n_5ced7a95e4b0356205a0a2bb
17I called it
18Texas shut down private wall construction because of no permits
Who wudda thunk