Borrowing an amusing concept from Andrew Sullivan’s old blog, the Earl Landgrebe Award Nominees are for those politicians who best imitate Representative Earl Landgrebe (R-IN), who, in reference to the impending impeachment of President Nixon (R-CA), became notorious for uttering the phrase, “Don’t confuse me with the facts. I’ve got a closed mind. I will not vote for impeachment. I’m going to stick with my president even if he and I have to be taken out of this building and shot.” Such an utterly un-American sentiment surely deserves an award named after it.
My first nominee:
“As our economy is restored, it is imperative that President Trump is not undermined in his mission to return our economy to greatness. Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx continue to contradict many of President Trump’s stated goals and actions for returning to normalcy as we know more about the COVID-19 outbreak. This is causing panic that compromises our economic recovery. We can protect our most vulnerable from the COVID-19 outbreak while still protecting lives and livelihoods of the rest of the population. It’s time for the COVID-19 task force to be disbanded so that President Trump’s message is not mitigated or distorted.”
– Representative Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
Incidentally or not, Rep Biggs’ district is one of the most distressed in Arizona.
