OKLAHOMA CITY (FU) - Last
week, House staffers admitted that they
were disconcerted by Rep. Thad Balkman's
shrine to former
president Ronald
Reagan.
"It's a little
creepy," conceded a
committee staffer,
speaking only on the
condition of
anonymity.
"I mean, it takes up half of his office, and the incense gets a little strong sometimes."
Balkman has authored House Joint
Resolution 1001, "recognizing and declaring
Ronald Reagan Day... declaring an
emergency." The bill was a scaled-back version
of his original bill, which would have
made Reagan the official mascot of Oklahoma.
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| Rep. Thad Balkman |
The bill has some opposition in the
Democratic-controlled Senate, but Republicans
are planning on screaming “Hillary
Clinton-lovers!” until dissent is squelched.
Having fixed all of the state's other
socioeconomic problems, Balkman said it
was crucial to recognize that Reagan was
the only U.S. President who never made a
mistake... ever. He also plans on authorizing
companion legislation later this year,
declaring former president Bill Clinton an
enemy of the state.