Esquire Mag: Bridenstine A ‘Wingnut Congresscritter’
Meet Your Wingnut Congresscritter: Jim Bridenstine
By Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Magazine
With the imminent departure of Michele Bachmann from the World’s Greatest Legislative Body today, we have inaugurated a new semi-regular weekly feature in which we study the possible successor to la Bachmann as Royal Regent of the Crazy People. (Louie Gohmert is, of course, emperor for life.) The good folks at Think Progress have brought to our attention a promising young contender in rookie Representative Jim Bridenstine of Oklahoma’s First Congressional District who, with one speech on the House floor, has vaulted himself into the middle of the lead pack.
Mr. Speaker, the President’s dishonesty, incompetence, vengefulness and lack of moral compass lead many to suggest that he is not fit to lead. The only problem is that his vice president is equally unfit and even more embarrassing.
Bridenstine then went on Mark Levin’s radio program — which is where you go when you need Founding Father cred — and compared himself to Patrick Henry, who yelled at a king, and not at Kathleen Sebelius, but never mind. He earlier had enlivened constitutional debate by announcing that, no matter what John Roberts thinks, the Supreme Court doesn’t get to decide what’s constitutional and what’s not.