Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX): Defund Obama's Golf Game! (plus funds for POTUS vacations/family outings)

[big_dog]

Louie Gohmert: Defund Obama's Golf Game!
Submitted by Brian Tashman on Thursday, 11/20/2014 2:30 pm

Rep. Louie Gohmert and other conservatives are pushing for a short-term continuing resolution that could potentially lead to a standoff with President Obama over his executive action on immigration. The Texas Republican and his allies are threatening to use the budget process after that short-term spending bill runs out to threaten a government shutdown by insisting that the government “totally defund the amnesty.”

But Gohmert wants to take it even further, suggesting that Congress also go after any golf outings and family trips the president may take. “I think we’ve got to make it clear that ought to be a short-term CR and we ought to keep holding that over the president’s head and if he grants an amnesty we just do massive cuts in programs that Americans won’t notice the bureaucrats being gone that he cares deeply about, including his own staff,” Gohmert told Dan Cofall earlier this month.

He added: “But if we’re funding everything he wants except for certain items that are his little pet piece or saying, like, we’re not going to fund any more golf outings or any more trips, vacations where he and his family travel on different planes. Just things in America go, really Mr. President, you can keep the government running and yet you’re the one saying, ‘No I want my golf outings, I want my czar for this and my czar for that,’ really, you will shut down the government over that?”
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[sharp_stick]

1. This man is so fucking stupid

that I actually feel sorry for the people in his district.

That kind of stupidity is wide and deep in TX-01. It's a good thing it doesn't rain there much or we'd have to dig mass graves for all the residents that drown looking up to see where the water's coming from.

[big_dog]

3. how about shutting down the Speaker of the House's/Senate Majority Leaders Limo detail?

two can play at this game...

[louis-t]

13. Or force Congress to work 5 days a week.

They're being paid, after all.

[JoePhilly]

2. He's the Republican ID ... screaming like a toddler.

[BeyondGeography]

4. They should also take away the President's asparagus while they're at it

[maryellen99]

5. I'm surprised they're not calling to defund the secret service nt

[muntrv]

6. How about de-funding teabagger's salaries?

[Rex]

7. This from Congress...the place you go to work, so you don't have to work.

How may vacations did Congress take again just this year alone? The GOP is such a worthless body of worthless lifeforms.

[Stallion]

9. Yeah I think Just About Everything Related to the President's Travel and Security

is deemed an "Essential Service" just like the military and can't be cut down without shutting down everything and pad locking the doors.

[spanone]

8. hey louie, you racist fuck, go back to grade school.

[hollysmom]

10. and yet someone voted for this man. that is what I don't understand

I think it goes with I want my team to win invading elections rather than actually voting for people who want to do what you want done because going yay I beat you is more important.

[Cali_Democrat]

11. ROFL. nt

[louis-t]

12. Republicans feel it is their lot in life to punish people. It's what they live for.

[Johonny]

15. Punish people, reward companies the GOP way.

Poison the water of a million people, no problem.
Go golfing while black, no federal budget.
The GOP way.

[Historic NY]

14. Take away their free franking privilege....

free loaders ought to pay for postage like the rest of Amuricans.