The absurdity of dealing with Republicans grows every day. Here’s a snippet from a House Oversight & Government Reform hearing today:
“With all due respect to our witnesses from the Association of Reptile Keepers, repealing a so-called job-killing regulation to allow more pythons, boa constrictors and anacondas into the United States is not the kind of bold, bipartisan solution Americans are looking for to help the economy,” said Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), ranking member of the oversight panel.
They’re talking about a proposed regulation from Department of the Interior that seeks to contain the spread of gigantic constricting snakes to the Everglades, where the things literally eat alligators, herons, egrets, and anything else that doesn’t watch its back. The Republicans say this is part of a “tsunami” of regulations that is choking off the economy.
I don’t know how Elijah Cummings can keep his composure.
