Must be on his way to the nearest pipeline.
House Republicans are obviously obsessed with sexytime. For most of them, it's about making sure women are duly punished for it
by making birth control harder to get. But for the
"dumbest man in the history of Texas politics," it's about caribou.
Rep. Louie Gohmert, patron saint of amorous wildlife? The Texas Republican, who’s not exactly known as a champion of animal rights, said his primary concern in the development of a massive Alaskan oil pipeline is the love life of the caribous surrounding the project. [...]
Here’s his theory: The caribou very much enjoy the warmth the pipeline radiates. “So when they want to go on a date, they invite each other to head over to the pipeline,” he informed his colleagues. It’s apparently the equivalent of being wined and dined. And that has resulted in a tenfold caribou population boom, he concluded.
“So my real concern now ...if oil stops running through the pipeline...do we need a study to see how adversely the caribou would be affected if that warm oil ever quit flowing?” he asked.
Get on that claim, PolitiFact!
So while Gohmert and the GOP will do their damnedest to make sure women can't get birth control, he wants to make sure animals get laid. Priorities.