Coconut Don DID show up at the crazy Teabagger protest in Washington against health care reform. How did I miss that?

Dammit! I did not see Don in the crowd and gave him the benefit of the doubt figuring he was too savvy to throw his lot in with this nutty bunch.

That will teach me to NEVER give Don Young the benefit of the doubt. (Oh when will you learn Gryphen?)

Here are Congressman (you know I stole that last election don't you?) Young's own words:

"I've been a big supporter of tea parties and public interest in government," Young said of his attendance at the rally, staged by Republicans and organizations with ties to the conservative Tea Party movement. "I have quite a few Alaskans here that are interested in where we're going and which way we're headed."

Really? You have some Alaskans right there in Washington asking for direction? Maybe they are just trying to find the local McDonald's or are trying to find out when the next White House tour is to begin. I truly doubt there are too many Alaskans who believe that Don Young could find his ass with both hands and a flashlight, much less explain this health care bill to them.

"I think the elections showed Tuesday night that there should be a concern out there, because too much too soon never does the right thing. We showed this Tuesday that the (Republican) party's still got a lot of power," he said.

Which is exactly why a Republican Congressional nominee in New York was forced to step aside by a third party candidate who ultimately lost to a Democrat in a district that has remained steadfastly Republican SINCE THE CIVIL WAR! If that does not illustrate the "power" of the GOP these days, then I just don't know what does!

"They've sat back too long without participating in the government process," he said of the crowd. "And this type of thing is good, because it gets people ginned up to at least ask questions."

Yes but ask questions of who? Michelle Bachman? Glenn Beck? Rush Limbaugh? You?

These people would be better served consulting the Magic 8 ball for the answers to their health care reform questions. At least the 8 ball isn't trying to get them all thrown in jail for sedition.

"This country's in bad shape right now," Young said after the rally, a sentiment echoed by many in the crowd. "That's because we're not producing, we're buying oil from abroad, we've got these pie-in-the-sky policy changes that may work someday, but let's do it in a gradual way, but no, they want to do it right now. We have a high unemployment rate and we have this huge debt. I don't think we can continue what we're doing and survive in the long run."

Gee and how long have you felt this way Don? Did you bring up these same concerns during the eight years of the Bush administration? You know when they created Homeland Security, or when they started two wars and financed them by borrowing billions of dollars from the Chinese, or when Bush allowed the US economy to enter into a recession? Were you speaking out then?

(This is only a blog, and kind of low tech, so you will have to help me out here by pretending to hear the sounds of crickets chirping. Thanks. Update: Thanks to an anonymous commenter you CAN hear the cricket sounds here.)

You know these are just some cookie cutter quotes, typical of this new crazy ass, revolutionary minded, GOP circle jerk. But WHERE is the old Don Young, bat-shit crazy, "can you believe he just said that ", quotes?

"Unfortunately, this health care bill before us now is a bit like bobbing for apples in an outhouse," he said. "The harder you look, the more waste you find!"

Now we are talking! Now THAT is the good stuff!

It only goes to prove that before everybody else's Republican Congressman decided to check themselves into the cuckoo hotel, OUR lone Republican Congressman was already there holding the door for open them.

I will NEVER underestimate you again Congressman Young! You are now, and have always been, the "Teabagger's teabagger"!

By the way, don't you have an indictment coming up soon?

(Click the title to read the entire ADN article)