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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCartoons about the Texas invasion.
Even Rick Perry is embarrassed.
Perry to Texas: Stop Being Insane
Former Texas governor Rick Perry drew the sharpest contrast with Abbotts Infowars pandering.
Its OK to question your government. I do it on a regular basis, he said on May 5, per the Dallas Morning News. But the military is something else. Our military is quite trustworthy. The civilian leadership, you can always question that, but not the men and women in uniform.
Cruz and Rand Paul are taking it seriously.
You know Ive gotten a few questions about it on the road and I really dont Paul replied, per Talking Points Memos transcript. Im not sure about exactly what is going on with that.
Its making some people nervous, but it doesnt take much to make people nervous nowadays, Mickelson replied. If you get a chance to, Id like to know what the rest of the story is on that.
Well look at that also, the Kentucky senator replied.
Never fear, citizens of the Southwest: Rand Paul is going to make sure the military doesnt take over your Whataburgers.
Not to be outdone, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz told Bloomberg at the South Carolina Republican convention that hed had his office reach out to the Pentagon to make sure everything is OK.
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Cartoons about the Texas invasion. (Original Post)
madfloridian
May 2015
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AuntPatsy
(9,904 posts)1. You can't help but laugh,
spanone
(135,802 posts)2. it's really hard to believe we have devolved to this point.
panader0
(25,816 posts)3. About the first cartoon: no sahuaro cactus in Texas, only Arizona
Gothmog
(145,046 posts)4. Thank you for the cartoons