[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 14, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H699]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            THE GREAT RULER

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Poe) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the country cannot afford this great 
ruler and his administration.
  He costs too much.
  He spends too much.
  He taxes too much.
  He regulates too much.
  He cuts defense too much.
  He grows the government too much.
  He divides the people too much.
  He blames others too much.
  He controls our lives too much.
  He despises criticism too much.
  He says no to domestic energy too much.
  He obstructs drilling in the Gulf of Mexico too much.
  He says yes to OPEC too much.
  He subsidizes bankrupt green energy too much.
  He ignores the border too much.
  He sues States too much.
  He infringes on religious freedom too much.
  He tries to make Americans dependent on the government too much.
  He likes giving away somebody else's money too much.
  He campaigns too much.
  He expands government too much.
  He borrows too much.
  He taxes people who die too much.
  He taxes people who live too much.
  He likes the word ``trillion'' too much.
  He increases unemployment too much.
  He likes the phrase ``more deficit'' too much.
  He lets gasoline prices rise too much.
  He makes health care cost too much.
  He ignores the Constitution too much.
  He panders to radical interest groups too much.
  He berates capitalism too much.
  He refuses to compromise too much.
  And he really likes Big Government too much.
  Mr. Speaker, we cannot afford this great ruler, and especially his 
current administration.
  And that's just the way it is.

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