Only Comedy Central Stephen Colbert can properly defend massive cuts in NPR, PBS, Sesame Street, the arts, Meals on Wheels, the state department, OSHA, Medicaid and every single thing concerning the environment. So CBS Stephen Colbert found Comedy Central Stephen Colbert under a table in the Freedom Caucus room to defend it all.
Ah the Freedom Caucus, that group of 30 white male Republicans – the Libertarian wing of the House – who have yet to find anything not right-wing enough for them. These days they are led by Senator Rand Paul who is out on the stump with plans to use coal in a new series of rocket engines. Coal is our future!
The Republican Party is in deep doo doo because of these 30 white men – most of whom are from the old Confederate sates – who are threatening to vote against both the draconian Paul Ryan Health care plan and Trump’s brutal budget as they just do not meet the Freedom Caucus bar of hurting enough people hard enough.
House Freedom Caucus Members:
Mark Meadows of North Carolina, Chair
Justin Amash of Michigan
Brian Babin of Texas
Rod Blum of Iowa
Dave Brat of Virginia
Jim Bridenstine of Oklahoma
Mo Brooks of Alabama
Ken Buck of Colorado
Warren Davidson of Ohio
Ron DeSantis of Florida
Scott DesJarlais of Tennessee
Jeff Duncan of South Carolina
Trent Franks of Arizona
Tom Garrett Jr. of Virginia
Paul Gosar of Arizona
Morgan Griffith of Virginia
Andy Harris of Maryland
Jody Hice of Georgia
Jim Jordan of Ohio
Raúl Labrador of Idaho
Alex Mooney of West Virginia
Gary Palmer of Alabama
Steve Pearce of New Mexico
Scott Perry of Pennsylvania
Ted Poe of Texas
Bill Posey of Florida
Mark Sanford of South Carolina
David Schweikert of Arizona
Randy Weber of Texas
Ted Yoho of Florida