To be fair, distancing himself from the Duggars seems like a pretty smart Republican idea.
My father relates a story about a tenured professor in the 50’s who taught political science at a university in Arizona. One his lectures described the benefits of communism as opposed to a capitalist version in a hypothetical sense. This was too much for the local politicians who got him fired from the university.
Sentient pile of Longhorn dung, Rep. Louie Gohmert was on the house floor, “just asking questions” about whether The President of the United States is in fact a terrorist.
This man is insane. Can a Representative be removed from office for mental health?
I’m just asking questions.
Here’s a quote from the article:
(bolding mine)
No, they are 17th in the country, at least according to this ACT recap of scores by state for 2014. There are no posted scores by state for 2015, because 2015 isn’t over yet.
Did Laurel Patrick just lie to the press, and by extension, to the American public at large? 
ETA: I just sent an email asking why this discrepancy wasn’t noted in the article.
“Sentient” is debatable, as I’d argue he has no self-awareness; perhaps describe him as “vocal” instead? The rest of the statement is just defamatory to bovine digestive systems.
I’m surprised she didn’t throw a “911” atop that hot button word sundae:
“Such obvious double standards applied to equally relevant stories underestimate the wisdom of the public, discredit the press, and spit on the graves of every American who fought and died for the press’s freedom…
And 911!”
OK, this falls under the heading of “incredibly evil and short-sighted” rather than stupid, but
Representative Duncan of South Carolina (may his eyes be pecked out by piping plovers) introduced an amendment to H.R. 2578 effectively ending enforcement of the migratory bird treaty act.
What the fuckity fuck?
For the record, the migratory bird treaty act was enacted in 1918 after hunters in the US had effectively eliminated entire bird species from their breeding areas in the States in order to supply the fashion industry (among others) with feathers. So this fuckwit wants to kneecap these protections, no doubt to make it easier for industries to clear bothersome birds off develop-able beaches and forests. (Given that he’s from South Carolina, chances are he has buddies with beachfront properties they want to build hotels on.)
It might be nice to thin out the Canada geese flocks a bit. They’re certainly not endangered anymore, and lots of 'em don’t seem to be migratory, either. They are all over the place, though, and they’re dirty, dirty birds, as anyone who has had to pick their way through the minefield of goose-pooped sidewalks knows. I pity the people who want to play on the grass in the park. The poop is green, so it’s hard to see until you’ve stepped into it.
But that’s an exception. I wouldn’t necessarily favour it for other bird species.
That’s the thing. There is provision for hunting in the treaty act. There are hunting seasons for Canada geese and exemptions for various introduced invasive species. It’s possible to modify the act as necessary. But completely eliminating enforcement is just part of what seems to be the GOP’s desire to unwind all the environmental protections we’ve established over the past 50-100 years and let corporate America go back to turning vast areas of land and water into polluted nightmares. Do they really think Americans want this?
No, they know that Corporate-Americans want this.
And they are people too, my friend.
Damn. Someone beat me to that. Trump is channeling his inner tricky dick.
FYI, I just checked and Wisconsin was 16th in 2011, the last year before the 2011-12 budget came into being. I think it can be safely said whatever changes the Fitzwalkers have made in the state’s education, they haven’t improved ACT performance.
Not to mention polygamy.
It now appears that is abit of an over statement:
So, he has an advanced GED?
In Quebec, it might be the analog of a DEC, which is typically earned after high school but before university.
Only has to work on summoning up the tricky, really. The dick he’s already got extensive experience being.
No, polygamy was specifically covered in the proposed law (which I believe didn’t make it out of the Alabama House). Only one contract at a time.
Heck, write multiple contracts with non-overlapping terms:
The terms of Contract 1 with Susan only apply on Monday.
The terms of Contract 2 with Judy only apply on Tuesday.
The terms of Contract 3 with Mary only apply on Wednesday.
The terms of Contract 4 with Carol only apply on Thursday. Etc.