A former Republican state lawmaker wrote a scathing letter to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Thursday that slammed him for “pandering to idiots” who believe that a planned U.S. military exercise is cover for a forcible takeover of the state.
In a letter obtained by the Dallas Morning News, Todd Smith, who served in the state legislature for 16 years, wrote that he was “livid” about Abbott’s request for the State Guard to monitor the military’s upcoming training exercise, dubbed “Jade Helm 15.”
“I am horrified that I have to choose between the possibility that my Governor actually believes this stuff and the possibility that my Governor doesn’t have the backbone to stand up to those who do,” Smith wrote.
“I am appalled that you would give credence to the nonsense mouthed by those who instead make decisions based on internet or radio shock jock driven hysteria,” he added. “Is there ANYBODY who is going to stand up to this radical nonsense that is cancer on our State and Party?”
“Is there ANYBODY who is going to stand up to this radical nonsense that is cancer on State and Party?”
I dunno how to make the letters in this post super-giant-huge, so this will have to do:
#NO
So Todd you are finally appalled!? My friend you should have seen this day coming years ago and should have been appalled at both your party and it’s voters long ago.
That’s not “pandering”, sir … that’s “constituent service” and “oversight” in the Lone Star State. At least it doesn’t involve handing out more entitlements (beyond salaries for guys too fat or dumb to make the state’s National Guard lol)
Seriously…it’s like swallowing helium balloons and then being surprised and infuriated that you crapped a floater…
It’s 1846 all over again…