Score One For The Texan.

       Just thought you ought to know. There's a new caucus forming in Congress, in both the House and Senate. It's called the Anti-National Park Caucus, according to the Center For American Progress. Yup! Its made up of mostly Tea Party members. And guess who's a member? Just guess? Oh all right, presidential candidate Ted Cruz, that's who. It seems these folks are aligning behind folks who want to get their hands on some prime National Park lands. You know, the lands that belong to all Americans.
       Well, these good folks, the land grabbers not the politicians who would like to facilitate the land grab, the good folks the likes of the Koch brothers, just to name two likely hopefuls, and then there's the Cliven clan, can see a huge potential profit. Of course for people like them, a little help is needed. Like a Congress to push through a bill to start selling our lands off and of course a President to sign off on it. Just what we need, a President Cruz. You can bet he's got our best interests in mind.
       Right now there are only 20 members of this informal Caucus, all Republicans. What a shame that the Grand Old Party is being heisted by leaders who just don't care about the public. They seem only interested in supporting those who support therm. The thing is though, about half of Americans are Republicans and a whole lot of them love and enjoy the national parks, just like Democrats.
       Wouldn't it be great to see a coal mine next to Old Faithful someday? Or how about an oil derrick in the parking lot at Mount Rushmore? Perhaps a strip mine next to the Tidal Basin in Washington D.C. along about Cherry Blossom time? Have you ever heard the sound of a natural gas well being drilled? I have to say, these politicians have real class. They just happen to be at the very bottom of the class.