Too bad this fool isn’t running for the Senate

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

Arizona Rep. Trent Franks is among the worst excuses for a congressman ever. He was thinking of running for the Senate in 2012, but has announced that he will not run. Too bad, I would love to have this fool in the Senate race. Here is his latest foolishness. Daily Kos: Republicans just can't handle bin Laden's death:

Here's another jerk-ass Republican scrambling for something to freak out about, rather than simply being glad Osama bin Laden is dead. This time it's Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ), a would-be birther who once suggested to Mike Stark that African-Americans were better off under slavery than they are today, and who wants to impeach President Obama over the DOMA issue.

[And let's not forget his religious bigotry and "Islamofascism" conspiracy theory. Citing Work Of Right-Wing Intern Spy, GOP Accuses Muslim Group Of Infiltrating Hill With Intern 'Spies'.]

Take it away, Trent (please!):

FRANKS: I’m afraid that this administration somehow now will declare the peace dividend and really just exploit the issue for political reasons and not really have the insight to do what’s necessary to protect this country in the future because we still have an Iran that is on the cusp of gaining nuclear weapons capability, we still have terrorists all over the world that are steeped in this ideology, we still have the potential of radical Islamists in the Pakistani military appropriating nuclear weapons and passing that along to terrorists.

That's weird. This was all true during the Bush administration. But at that time, the fact that we were "on the cusp" but nothing had yet actually exploded meant Bush was "keeping us safe."

In fact, that was all true plus Osama bin Laden still wasn't dead. But Franks is just, you know, genuinely concerned that killing Osama bin Laden will make President Obama lazier than the guy whose job it used to be to try to kill bin Laden, but instead failed to get it done, while simultaneously shattering all previous records for presidential vacation time.

Here you go Trent — enjoy!

h/t Daily Kos