The greatest threat to America is a liberal media bias. … 

Then let's bring the troops home and let them fight this "greatest threat."  Why does Smith want his country to be left defenseless?

And why does Texas produce so many nutcases?

I just wish they would secede already.

More examples of conservative wingnuttery and their myth of a "liberal" media:

http://mediamattersaction.o...

Best response to the conservative nuttery:

I suspect the greatest threat to America might be the salinization of our water table due to all the wingnut tears shed at this retarded pity party.

They can't afford to until after hurricane season is over.

Either I'm reading The Onion too much, or today's politicians aren't reading it enough.  I think I've read this story at least twice in The Onion, and THEN it was satire. 

The Repubwhigans killed satire, Cat.   It is no longer possible to caricature them and have it stand out from some individual GOPbrain.

and THEN it was satire

Life imitates farce.

Life imitates farce.

And truth is stranger than fiction.

You know, I used to always have an awed respect for politicians.  I figured they had to have been smarter than me, savvier than me and more knowledgable than me to assume such an exalted office.  Now I know all it takes is ego and self-promotion.

Reality is getting really depressing.

Reality is getting really depressing.

Ain't that the truth, Catherine.

I just wish they would secede already.

Me too, although I'd be in favoring of keeping Austin in the U.S.

Honestly, does Lamar Smith think he's doing something worthwhile with this caucus? Like Catherine, I used to have respect for politicians. Now, I could count those politicians on one hand and have fingers left over.

The country went through this when the Whigs tore themselves apart.

"The first time as tragedy, the second as farce."

I used to always have an awed respect for politicians

Johnson and then Nixon ruined that for me.

does Lamar Smith think he's doing something worthwhile with this caucus

He's cementing his standing in the 21% of America that still call themselves Republicans.

And alienating the rest of the country.

I just have a cautious wariness of the entire gaggle of them... but Texas does seem to produce it's fair share of reactionaries.

BTW~ I am against letting them secede.That border is way too big to fence in....

Sage: Maybe we can build a river and then when they try to cross we can figure if that  will that make them wetbacks? 

wetbacks

For shame, Msjenny.  The proper term is "hydrated immigrants."

Sounds good to me RF. I like that term hydrated immigrants, from now on that's what I will say    LOL

For shame, Msjenny.  The proper term is "hydrated immigrants."

just highbrow racism...and you have the nerve to pull the racist card when you are out of arguments.....didnt take long to show your cards

Whoosh.

That's the sound made when something goes through learnem's head when he completely misses the point.

He's a regular air tunnel.

Natural energy source.  Gas producer, too.

That is a rather uncivil term to use and not one I consider funny or worthy of being in a joke. How low-brow of some of you to encourage its use.

Shwaine: Why? I have been called that even though I  am a   USA citizen by other USA citizen,and you would have tto understand what I meant.

There are certain terms which you might use among your friends which you wouldn't use in front of your grandmother or to describe your grandmother, at least I would hope so. There are terms which you know are hurtful or hateful when used against you. And polite people do not use such terms on a forum such as this. That's the difference between being civil and being crass.

not like the guy had tens of thousands of dollars in his freezer from a contractor that wasnt even from his home state.

nor did he steer business toward one of his wifes companies using his powerful position on MILCON

a big to do about nothing....

dont you have a bathouse appointment to tend to?