Words From A Great Texan (For once, I'm Not Being Sarcastic)

Since the hilariously irreverent Molly Ivens passed on to the Great Joking Ground in the Sky, the position of Best Texan falls on the sturdy shoulders of commentator and rabble-rouser Jim Hightower.

Here's how he describes himself:  "National radio commentator, writer, public speaker, and author of the book, Swim Against The Current: Even A Dead Fish Can Go With The Flow, Jim Hightower has spent three decades battling the Powers That Be on behalf of the Powers That Ought To Be - consumers, working families, environmentalists, small businesses, and just-plain-folks."

If you haven't read the man before, here's a sample of his style:  "Here's some useful advice from an old country saying: Never try to teach table manners to a pig — it doesn't work, it'll wear you out, and it just annoys the pig."

In this case, the pigs in question are the Tea Party-dominated Republican majority in the House of Dis-Reputables. In a pithy article on the Nation of Change site, he tries to discuss the GOP's Health Care plan. Problem: they don't have one -

"During the debate on their latest attempt to repeal the [Obamacare] law, a Democratic lawmaker asked for a copy of the GOP's health care plan so he could read it aloud to other members. Silence in the chamber."

Read the whole, biting, story here.